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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-'RD%_ *2r(!fJP=^ Publisher: Dover Publications
# &Z1d(! Number Of Pages: 336
oZ!+._9 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
[A#>G4a< ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
`a]feAl ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
Tu-I".d+ Binding: Paperback
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fy 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.
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rwY{QBSf d?>pcT)G_ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
q.v_?X<_ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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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).
gbN@EJ 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.
f^ 6da6Z {#H'K*j{ 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…
tnFhL& !E9A=u{ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
c$~J7e6$ Rating: 4
Qd"u$~ qC zH1ChgF=} 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.
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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!
l#;o^H i A?Gk8 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
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Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
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Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
}7Y@u@R 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
cT3 s{k 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
9H,Ec,. 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
~A-VgBbU>_ 1.5 Group Velocity
o3>D~9 1.6 The Doppler Effect
lZ5TDS Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
,[)f-FmcU 2.1 General Remarks
CB>O%m[1 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
7"$9js 2 2.3 Linear Polarization
xZp`Ke! 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
WkK.ON^ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
e%.|PZ) 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
A.(xa+z? 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
i-31Cxb 2.8 The Brewster Angle
d> L*2 g 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
2 [yfo8H 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
`&qeSEs\ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
h} <Ie < Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
5=9gH 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
7wwlZ;w 3.2 Young’s Experiment
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k{B;J\`E; 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
R#33ACCX 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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e*jfxQ=qG 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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qjVhBu7A 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
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qlIbnyP< 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
DF~{i{ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
J-+p]xG 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
/2AeJH\- 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
i 79;;9M Chapter 5 Diffraction
e6igx 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
g)#.|d+ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
:} 9Lb)Yp 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
YztW1GvI 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
PR*qyELu 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
SoJ'y6 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
ZsepTtY 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
ck\gazo~q Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
jq"iLgEMO 6.1 General Remarks
9Z;"9$+M 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Hy0l"CA*| 6.3 The General Wave Equation
>KMTxHE`+ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
a gM I$ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
%)@3V8 OI 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
pxi/ ]6pw 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
-p2 =?a 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
^Q""N< 6.9 Optical Activity
XH{P@2~l 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
R=u!RcvR 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
@8xa"Dc 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
MuCnBx Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
_4h[q4Z 7.1 Thermal Radiation
E]IPag8C 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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z'd*z[L~ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
sQ8_j 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
%44Z7 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Th[Gu8b3 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
lL{1wCsl 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
;fnE"} 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
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CH3bpZv 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
3D/<R|p Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
p^ojhrr 8.1 General Remarks
Zo(p6rku 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
]6 ]Nr 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
&*3O+$L 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
2or!v^^u 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
xfJ&11fG2 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
skRI\ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
>[|Y$$ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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YoEL|r| 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
V]I+>Zn| 7 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
#3m7`}c 9.1 Introduction
C].w)B 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
,Xt!dT- 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
k%S;N{Qh@ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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mrvPzoF,] 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
pJpTOq\h 9.7 Gas Lasers
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?}g#Mc 9.9 Dye Lasers
`zZGL&9m` 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
t<QSp6n"" 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
ELWm>'Q#9 9.12 The Ring Laser
O=LiCSNEV Chapter 10 Ray Optics
Lj(y>{y 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
-w#Hy>E 10.2 Lenses
Skn2-8;10 10.3 Ray Equations
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CF?TW 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
?()$imb* Appendix I Relativistic Optics
-WX{y Ci 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
XdR^,;pWE 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
#MhieG5 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
GE0,d 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
<h"*"q|9 References
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!e"TWO*X uI*2}Q Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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9uL="z$\ mI$3[ #+ This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Q[M?LNE` m{)F9F It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
:O(<3"P/ NgXV|) L This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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~Uet)y< b&$sY!iU One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
<RMrp@[ 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.
NpIx\\d N))G/m3 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
[$D4U@mRp Rating: 4
qU) pBA /` j~r;S 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.