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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h!1CsLd[ [M:BJ%* Publisher: Dover Publications
,:3Di ( Number Of Pages: 336
`L"{sW6S Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
JZ0u/x5 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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Binding: Paperback
ZSW`/}Dp; $g)X,iQu A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
2<+9lk ht^xcc Summary: Best in its class
p"/B3 Rating: 5
5I@2U vV8 9@z"~H his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
nYO4JlNP 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
<7sGA{ 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
)WazbT@ 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
mkt%|Kb. =ZN~*HLl} To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
*.Ceb%W7C V$<5` Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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626!6E;T !`#xFRHe 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.
2M+'9+k~ Sf*b{6lcC 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!
p/inATH n6 a=(T The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
WT>2eMK[ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
?)B\0` %*' 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
u@-x3%W 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
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4>W ov 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
`>cBR,)r 1.5 Group Velocity
/__@a&9t 1.6 The Doppler Effect
DJf!{:b) Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
V}kQXz"9 2.1 General Remarks
mVuZ}` 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
/a!M6:,pX 2.3 Linear Polarization
~1v5H]T{ 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
m|w-}s, 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
\P|PAU@, 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
&I$MV5)u 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
%^$7z,>; 2.8 The Brewster Angle
4R/cN'- 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
h+7THMI 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
jRP9e 2.11 Reflection Matrix
N3J;_=<4 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
5J4'\M 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
t\$P*_ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
usR:-1{ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
mew,S)dq! 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
TZk.?@s5 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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sox0:9Oqnf 3.7 Spatial Coherence
54%@q[- 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
;NHZD 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
r2]KP(T8| Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
E9IU,P6a 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Nf<mgOAT1 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
%cl=n!T 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
M_wj>NXZ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
|99/?T-QW Chapter 5 Diffraction
N1 }#6YNw 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
1]i{b/ 4 5.2 Fundamental Theory
As;@T$G 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
*|T]('xwC 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Pu=,L#+F N 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
L:ox$RU 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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? %9-5"U[ 6.1 General Remarks
4iD-jM_D 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Qt@_C*,P 6.3 The General Wave Equation
W/3,vf1 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
KTm^0:V[Oy 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
(|EnRk-E 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
em+dQ15 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
?9Eshw2 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
Cz%tk}2 6.9 Optical Activity
5*ip}wA 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
?~vVSY 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
GxL;@%B 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
\<}4D\qz Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
=o@CCUKpj 7.1 Thermal Radiation
(|<e4HfZL 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
3~I|KF7x 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
,dTRM 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
s\k4<d5 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
\pXs&}%1,F 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
b1(7<o 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
QgZwU$`p0 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
e'FBV[e 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
F%t_9S,)O 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
QUPZe~G>L 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
v-k~Q$7~ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
g ni=S~u 8.1 General Remarks
G% |$3 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
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2qw -: 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
x}Y 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
UE-< 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Xu4C*]A> 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
cjf 8N:4N0 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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u3"0K['3 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
iYqZBLf{S Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
I~'% 9.1 Introduction
KW* 2'C& 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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#H'j;=]: 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
{t.5cX"[ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
[Eeanl&x> 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
vD=>AAvG 9.7 Gas Lasers
k$u\\`i]oC 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
L}E~CiL0n 9.9 Dye Lasers
#Tz$ona 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
V`/E$a1& 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
ae1?8man 9.12 The Ring Laser
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Chapter 10 Ray Optics
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[~3[Tu( C 10.2 Lenses
-/x=`S* 10.3 Ray Equations
|K|[>[?Z/ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
;Av=/hU 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
#ujry.m Appendix I Relativistic Optics
z%)~s/2Rs 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
kPhdfF*Q 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
p<eu0B_V 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
U$*AV<{% 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
!2.(iuE References
F9ys.Bc Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
z\d{A7 wbIgZ]o!/; Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
@q98ac*{ Rating: 5
s+tPHftp I_1(jaY This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
jR1o<]? &d%\&fCm( 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.
&kR*J<)V l}bAwJ? 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.
sf([8YUd &z;bX-"E Summary: For the price Great
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Q9yIQ{>H[ 9QQiIi$74U Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
~ u)}/ !^yH]v One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
D6$*#D3U 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.
i,H(6NL. diz=|g=w Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
a2!U9->! Rating: 4
GM~Ek]9C% `!udU,|N 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.