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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T8BewO=} "$n ff=] Publisher: Dover Publications
)zydD=,bu Number Of Pages: 336
8Sk$o.Gy Publication Date: 1989-06-01
<c&Nm_) ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
NdmwQJ7e" ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
?sW}<8\ Binding: Paperback
".{'h O|nLIfT 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.
[;Jq=G8&t _l+8[\v Summary: Best in its class
4$y P_3 Rating: 5
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6QE=: [a!)w@I: his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
3=("vR`! 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
hs*n?vxp3 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).
,FwJ0V 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.
$=5kn>[_Z% \b}%A&Ij To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
A[`2Mnj Ki>XLX,er= Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
h2y<vO Rating: 4
!E6QED" .JBTU>1]_n If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
'?$R YU, F+]cFx,/ 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!
C[,&Y&`j A`* l+M^z The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
5FE& Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
>uxAti\ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
nwVW'M]r 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
NpxgF<G 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
(W.G&VSn) 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
SPp|/ [i7 1.5 Group Velocity
(K('@W%\? 1.6 The Doppler Effect
G1Vn[[%k Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
4+Jf!ovS= 2.1 General Remarks
ZA \;9M= 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
m86ztP) 2.3 Linear Polarization
}S;A%gYm 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
]QQeUxi 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
&@ ${@ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
&YBZuq2? 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
<b?$-Rx 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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\x|8 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
Q)=2%X 2.11 Reflection Matrix
TPYh<p# Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
U_RWqKL 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
pq:[` 3.2 Young’s Experiment
2$'bOo 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
L^=G(op* 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
YRCOh:W* 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
*;F:6p4_ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
AwZz}J+ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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%a]Imsm 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
*-S?bv,T' Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
CaVVlL 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
TiR00#b 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
j_h0hm] 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
TuC 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
tns4 e\ Chapter 5 Diffraction
czsnPmNEI 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
&UNQ4-s 5.2 Fundamental Theory
?g:sAR' 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
">5$;{;2r 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
r[wjE`Z/T 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
D^}2ilk! 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
q8H nPXV 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
F:~@e( Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
`lrNH]B 6.1 General Remarks
h^,av^lg^ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
=&<d4'(Qk 6.3 The General Wave Equation
L#%)@ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
^9><qKbO 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
bn7g!2 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
M@Ti$= 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
HA[7)T N1E 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
[NV/*>"j& 6.9 Optical Activity
//RD$e?h~ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
*U$%mZS]1 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
8c>xgFWp9 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
Vt,P.CfdC Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
M%g2UP 7.1 Thermal Radiation
;%k C?Vzi 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
D]5j?X' 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
YI`BA`BQ8 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
xo2jfz 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
5tk7H2K^< 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
]]e>Jym 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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7ND]y48 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
F%.UpV, 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
{ `xC~B h 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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%xKZ"#Z#K Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
X4+H8],) 8.1 General Remarks
*aq"c9 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
0g~Cdp 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
9m\Yi 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
nB0KDt_ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
U$S{j&? 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
#N%j9 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
G(ZEP.h`u 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
L$rr:^J 8.9 Molecular Spectra
.&`apQD} 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
"{trK?-8% Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
YQWq*o^: 9.1 Introduction
dpX Fx"4A 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
IM,4Si2 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
<;uM/vSi 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
oX'@,(6) 9.5 Laser Oscillation
+zXcTT[V 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
;}M&fXFp"| 9.7 Gas Lasers
LOr( HgyC 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
B79~-,Yh 9.9 Dye Lasers
<_]W1V:0 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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<@lj\, 9.12 The Ring Laser
owI:Qs_/4 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
V-E 77u6{0 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
-F 9xPw 10.2 Lenses
E25w^x2 10.3 Ray Equations
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d+6q%U 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
(_6JQn Appendix I Relativistic Optics
id" l" 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
jQ7-M4qO/ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
a5/Dz&>j6 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
#?,"/Btq 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
tR2%oT>h References
>yVp1Se Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Do5. 0c8_& Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
EziGkbpd@ Rating: 5
wAJ=rRI B|8|f(tsSa This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
[LUqF?K& iq^;c syKb It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
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&FJr?hY% Rating: 5
-yTIv*y UX<)hvKj Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
SqdI($F\: cMoJHC,! One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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#0\* 86 JfK4|{@ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
}' sW[?ik Rating: 4
N9y+Psh n3qRt 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.