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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V-57BKeDz nS#;<p$\ Publisher: Dover Publications
f,*e?9@;s Number Of Pages: 336
xhv)rhu@ Publication Date: 1989-06-01
WD]dt!V% ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
^z1WPI ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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iC">F.9# m`t7-kiZ A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
h fNBWN <?eZ9eB Summary: Best in its class
hLF@'ln Rating: 5
[@)|j=:i: BScysoeD his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
aj:+"X-; 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
<W1!n$V ] 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.
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aG!!z> 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|A1DmZ ;J<kG@ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
ax$0J|}7 Rating: 4
Xc.~6nYp U i;o/Z3 If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
DvGtO)5._ {=kA8U There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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uY Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
DF#Ob( 1 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
'#XP:nqFkK 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
.w`8_v &Y 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
7G xNI 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
][9M_. 1.5 Group Velocity
+`ZcYLg)# 1.6 The Doppler Effect
5 p750`n Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
RNPqW,B!0 2.1 General Remarks
x;N?'"GP 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
>q}EZC 2.3 Linear Polarization
15870xS 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
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2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
#3.\}d) 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
\K?3LtJ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
?qdG)jo= 2.8 The Brewster Angle
`XTu$+ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
,5nrovv 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
V&gUxS]* 2.11 Reflection Matrix
Fw=-gb_. Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
p%n}a%%I 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
KzhldMJ^zq 3.2 Young’s Experiment
^ c:(HUo# 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
%_5B"on 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
Ek84yme# 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
LJT+tb?K 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Yu'lD` G 3.7 Spatial Coherence
G.9?ApG9 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
.L8S_Mz 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
sb;81?| Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
DBOz<| 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
|d8/ZD 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
!Y5O3^I=u 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
R#gip 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
#[2]B8NZ Chapter 5 Diffraction
o-R;EbL 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
-\LB>\;qn 5.2 Fundamental Theory
9NVe>\s_ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
2@=JIMtc 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
op[5]tjL 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
5gi`&t` 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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7j5 l?K- Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
e1K,4Bq 6.1 General Remarks
U<*ZY` B3 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
53#7Yy 6.3 The General Wave Equation
3:!+B=woR 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
gVk_<;s 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
t(^c]*r~ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Hw_(Af?C 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
0IxXhu6v 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
|eJ4"OPC 6.9 Optical Activity
&+u$96 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
7\eN8+ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
<$_B J2Z 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
rj<r6 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
?HttqK) 7.1 Thermal Radiation
dtr8u 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
na_Y<R` 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
In5'(UHW: 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
GRS[r@W[1 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
?$v#;n?@I 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
[P407Sa" 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
7$k[cL1 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
_da>=^hFJ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
tGe|@.! 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
94LFElE3 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Z25^+)uf*U Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
rXdI`l# 8.1 General Remarks
(pNA8i%=G 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
5Jlz$]f 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Rcfh*"k 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
s9?klJg 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
Tt<Ry'Z$3 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
9U^jsb<St> 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
P'xq+Q 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
XzIhFX6 8.9 Molecular Spectra
cK"b0K/M?B 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
|/5j0 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
|]w0ytL>(2 9.1 Introduction
:%~+&qS 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
a39Kl_\ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
.n'z\]-/Q 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
HNu/b)-Rb 9.5 Laser Oscillation
8HS1^\~(6l 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
-y;SR+ 9.7 Gas Lasers
uW},I6g 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
e?rp$kq7 9.9 Dye Lasers
aOFF"(]Cl 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
L&H4fy!> 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
"JzQCY^C 9.12 The Ring Laser
E=+v1\t)] Chapter 10 Ray Optics
]#z^[XG 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
*"2TT}) 10.2 Lenses
sg RY`U.C 10.3 Ray Equations
b`)^Ao: 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
N&n2\Y 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
B[w~bW|K Appendix I Relativistic Optics
-$yNJ5F` 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
t:X\`.W 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
S7vT= 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
$yS7u 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
qc;9{$?xV References
l6IpyIex Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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w Q[O[,Rk Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
`uo'w:Q Rating: 5
Lwm2:_\_b (P&~PJH This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
^kA^>vi {p@u H<) 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.
[xXa3W ?~s,O$o This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
#&a-m,Y$sx bq{":[a Summary: For the price Great
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Pi7vuOJr8 })f4`$qf 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.
+MU|XT_5|6 gIa/sD2m> One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
$Kw)BnV I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
1D159 NLB `&]<_Jc1 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
'i#m%D`dt Rating: 4
+c$]Q-( #/!fLU@ 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.