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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9wzYDKN} '-_PO|} Publisher: Dover Publications
-0Ek&"=Z^ Number Of Pages: 336
stScz#! Publication Date: 1989-06-01
HF:PF"|3 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
it@s(1EO# ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
=lnz5H Binding: Paperback
8B5%IgA !h~\YE) 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.
XhiC'.B_ *G4; Summary: Best in its class
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{cFei3'q k-/$8C his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
y{<7OTA) 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
L.'N'-BV 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
zc#`qa:0 kW9STN To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
DDEn63{ uQlV zN.? Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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slbV[xR If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
-JK+{< e;$s{CNo 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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ScD9Ct*):C Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
R;%iu0 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Hs9uDGWp 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
7%tn+ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
]KmYPrCl0 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
DbDpdC; 1.5 Group Velocity
{!w]t?h 1.6 The Doppler Effect
'"&?u8u) Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
>HDK<1 > 2.1 General Remarks
1/ a,7Hl 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Gs%kqD{= 2.3 Linear Polarization
0bor/FU-d 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
nsPM`dz/ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
JGtdbD?Fw 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
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2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
GZ1>]HB>r^ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
TS;MGi0`} 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
`7LdF,OdE 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
|G1U$p 2.11 Reflection Matrix
5Z@Q^ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
8L#sg^1V 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
SF6n06UZu 3.2 Young’s Experiment
!`u)&.t7 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
,T]okN5uI 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
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(b(iL\B$D= 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
UwLa9Dn^ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
S&a44i 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
xN5}y3 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
pCq{F*; Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
vm(% u!_P 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
milU,!7J 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
.e6 :/x~p* 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
]!/1qF 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
# RtrHm Chapter 5 Diffraction
Zffzyh 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
/as1 5.2 Fundamental Theory
%l>^q`p 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
&ha39&I 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Z@1rs# 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
sV-9 xh)i 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
)msqt!Ev 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
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Ij"`pdp 6.1 General Remarks
us/x.qPy2 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
[g<JP~4] 6.3 The General Wave Equation
V< J~:b1V 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
_ W$4Qn+f 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
;lP) 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Ef#%4ky 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
-gzk,ymp 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
.7oz 6.9 Optical Activity
]]Wa.P~]O 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
#SO9e.yhI 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
NbSwn}e_ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
I&4|T<j Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Nl1&na)K} 7.1 Thermal Radiation
!.9NJ2'8 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
vrH/Z.WD 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
5)0R: 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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hEDj"`Px 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
PQ1\b-I 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
a6[bF 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
m+CvU?)gJ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
q")}vN 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
n:HF&j4C, 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
kYx|`-PA<r Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
dqcfs/XhP 8.1 General Remarks
@zE_fL 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
J3C"W794} 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
1SQ&mH/ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
|XPT2eQ{ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
k{uc%6s 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
[9X1;bO#f 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
\!`*F:7]- 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
L[D}pL= 8.9 Molecular Spectra
nXXyX[c4e 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
{,,w5/k^ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
Y8(g8RN 9.1 Introduction
=Bl#CE)X 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
!RAyUfS 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
rT <=`9^{ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
fZ$8PMZv 9.5 Laser Oscillation
VDBP]LRF 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
!DXKn\aQf 9.7 Gas Lasers
IX$ $pdQ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
)/UPDdO 9.9 Dye Lasers
I@e{>} 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
os"o0? 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
q8`JRmt)H 9.12 The Ring Laser
1:XT r Chapter 10 Ray Optics
#X`j#"Ov2( 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
~}(}:#>T 10.2 Lenses
Z#%4QIz? 10.3 Ray Equations
t /1KKEZM 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
>}Za) 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Jr|"` f%V Appendix I Relativistic Optics
,a_\o&V 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
PohG y 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
ZU5hHah.t 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
[YLaRr 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
C5$1K'X@ References
twq!@C Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
%[l5){:05 r1}YN<+,s Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
q",n:=PL Rating: 5
P?\ IlziCB q]DV49UK This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
:dc>\kUIv P|Dw+lQj 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.
!"Jne'f P{h;2b{ 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.
hQv~C4Wfrf <j+DY@* Summary: For the price Great
gG!L#J? Rating: 5
:?S1#d_ ~xerZQgc 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.
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KmG*`Es 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.
SxI='z_S.f $WED]X@X! Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
Dp3&@M"^yY Rating: 4
*<c, x8\s9 #N.W8mq 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.