Introduction to Modern
Optics By Grant R. Fowles,介绍现代
光学的经典书籍 (djvu格式), Amazon评价4星半。
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03#_ ( ?)PcYrV Publisher: Dover Publications
a,tP.Xsl Number Of Pages: 336
Kc{wv/6}T Publication Date: 1989-06-01
iCEX|Tj; ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
FP\[7?ZLn ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
)t.q[O` Binding: Paperback
:D/R <St`"H A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
eX$Biv1N DuFlN1Z Summary: Best in its class
l:[=M:#p Rating: 5
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yA his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
bVrvb`0 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
& 3a+6!L[ 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
>pYgF=J 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
BdYh: T<?;:MO88 To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
>9klh-f j?,$*Fi Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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g$97"d' If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
~+g5?y M1i|qjb:l There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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i>~?XVU Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
:z:Blp>nK/ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
4>W`XH 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
izxCbbg 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
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wfdFGoy( 1.5 Group Velocity
pA2U+Q@ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
M Q6Y^,B Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
i~;8'>:|,M 2.1 General Remarks
W< n`[ 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
_pS%tPw 2.3 Linear Polarization
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q2Kn3{ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
|h7v}Y 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
W)#`4a^xj7 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
VC.?]'OqD 2.8 The Brewster Angle
-:,h8JyMP 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
8syo_sC | 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
+@Y[i."^J 2.11 Reflection Matrix
z)%1 i Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
- -G1H 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
=Wf@'~K0k" 3.2 Young’s Experiment
QP#Wfk(C 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
H[D/Sz5` 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
BGX@n#: 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
'm|m+K83 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
0U>Q<I} 3.7 Spatial Coherence
4i,SiFKB 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
.N=hA 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
/>C~a]} Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
{Fi@|' 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
@m V C 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
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4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
>| ?T| 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
Y9;Mey*oW Chapter 5 Diffraction
spJ(1F{|V 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
C t)MvZ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
tWnm{mF 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
zc+;VtP|8 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Jdn*?hc+ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
BuTIJb+Q\ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
%z~U@Mka 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
Yys~p2 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
=[JN'|Q+ 6.1 General Remarks
|a{]P=<q 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
*Xoscc 6.3 The General Wave Equation
R`2A-c 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
N;'HR) 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
N-`;\ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
ht)nx,e= 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
n=? 0g;1! 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
,g_onfY 6.9 Optical Activity
NRisr 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
WuFwt\U 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
87KrSZ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
z,FTsR$x Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
UglG!1L 7.1 Thermal Radiation
]TgP!M&q 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
_AYC|R| 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
kLt9;<L 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
liqR#< 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
lVdT^"~3 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
BD7@Mj*| 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
pXh~#o6V 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
&4Con%YU[ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
`E5"Pmg 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
u=;nU(]M ' 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
dAr)%RZ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
qzA]2'~Q 8.1 General Remarks
1@^Ek8C 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
1N9<d, 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
LkGf|yd_ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
x8?x/xE 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
+K%pxuVh 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
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/.)[9bQ< 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
6f?BltFaN 8.9 Molecular Spectra
a-5HIY5 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
>u5g?yzw Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
AB"1(PbG 9.1 Introduction
W 9Vz[ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
oWDSK^ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
-/UXd4S 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
tyuk{*Me: 9.5 Laser Oscillation
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>H}jR[H' 9.7 Gas Lasers
_7lt(f[S 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
],\sRQbv& 9.9 Dye Lasers
hu P ^2*c 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
eb!s'@ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
uZ\wwYY#M 9.12 The Ring Laser
mN\%fJ7 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
T2DF'f3A 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
gT(th9'+z 10.2 Lenses
"($Lx 10.3 Ray Equations
&_9YLXtMi; 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
VyecTU"W 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
K/vxzHSl Appendix I Relativistic Optics
q Vm"f,ruo 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
=`qRu 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
VY/|WD~"CW 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
48tcgFg[ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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|} K Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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Aq9fyC% Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
vG ]GQ# Rating: 5
_urG_~q <nDNiM# This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
}#yU'#|d rO/a,vV It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
HLjvKE=W \U/v;Ijf This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
X*pZNz&E lij B#1<8* Summary: For the price Great
A LXUaE. Rating: 5
b,#`n gUl1CH& Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
JC=dYP} 60"5?=D One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
q 75ky1^1: I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
9%sFJ cZqfz Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
2(pLxVl Rating: 4
yahAD.Xuo@ Hi^35 I bought this book while taking an optics course using Hecht’s Optics 4th ed. I found Fowler’s book to be fairly useful, especially since I got to see optics from two different perspectives. The one really good thing about this book is it’s price, and makes it a good reference book. The downside is that since it’s quite short, it doesn’t cover everything, moves fairly fast, and has no examples. For the price I paid, however, I am quite satisfied.