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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_." X# }W -<gQ>`(0 Publisher: Dover Publications
>4AwjS }H Number Of Pages: 336
>qynd'eToR Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Sy34doAZ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
~DK=&hCd! ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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\ !'K#%]9 4f dO Ow 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.
;F>I+ l_X 4S,/Z{ J. Summary: Best in its class
;JR_z'< Rating: 5
[ r=U- *XqS~G his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
29h _oNO 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
m}fY5r<<;/ 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).
^VlPnx8y= 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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^z M m n(el 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…
=`BPGfC b ]7_O#MY1 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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6 dZjh@yG P. 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.
G X>T~i\f8 +N!!Z2 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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}WG -R Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
FuZLE%gP 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Z~Z+Yt;,9a 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
.)XJ- 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
jp QmKX 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
~6:y@4&F 1.5 Group Velocity
} T<oL vS 1.6 The Doppler Effect
p9$=."5 Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
W/| C 2.1 General Remarks
DM@&=c 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
>iB-gj}>X 2.3 Linear Polarization
Q\<^ih51 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
.TWX ,# 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
<S%kwS 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Qz?r4kR 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
k34!*(`q 2.8 The Brewster Angle
U?Icyn3q0 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
T~'9p `IW 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
W&(98}oT 2.11 Reflection Matrix
B3|r O Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
;P4tqY@ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
*]_GFixi 3.2 Young’s Experiment
cxQ8/0^ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
-a$7b;gF 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
6M758 K 6v 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
#ZRplA~C7] 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
y:+s*x6Vg 3.7 Spatial Coherence
g$ oe00b 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
4?^t=7N 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
`L=$ ,7` Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
lhA<wV1-9G 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
J]| lCwF 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
\aO.LwYm;: 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
8QGj:3 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
6|D,`dk3U Chapter 5 Diffraction
(^Kcyag4 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
!zNMU$p 5.2 Fundamental Theory
O/=i'0X v 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
8oj-5|ct 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
z3[0BWXs 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
:i6k6= 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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6uijxia Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
5Y8/ZW~D0 6.1 General Remarks
k&1 ~yW 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
n'#(iW)f 6.3 The General Wave Equation
#?z 1cgCg 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
,{{uRs/ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
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,SAS\!hsE 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
.#b! # 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
WqC6 c&NM 6.9 Optical Activity
9R"bo*RIS 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
[lC*|4t& 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
6 tbH ( 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
$ W8 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
#mX =Y>l 7.1 Thermal Radiation
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<'4DMZ-G 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
k gz2/, 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
?~a M<rcZ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
9 0[gXj 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
I$neE"wW 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
+*Cg2` 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
x=qACoq 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
8fdK|l w 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
`C`_2y8 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Nky%v+r Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
:!1B6Mc 8.1 General Remarks
3X{=* wvt 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
5CkM0G` 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
qfY.X&]PU 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Qko }rd_M 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
m)q;eQs 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
0n_Cuh\ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
g2hxW f" 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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m 4n J9<- 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
M)#R_(Q5{ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
KW.S)+<H& 9.1 Introduction
Fa9]!bW 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
^AD/N|X^ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
q5 [%B K 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
;1cX|N= 9.5 Laser Oscillation
S&V5zB""n 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
)4a& Ol EI 9.7 Gas Lasers
1H @GwQ|<= 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
j*$GP'Df3 9.9 Dye Lasers
>U9!KB 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
F#iLMO&Q 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
A"C%.InZ 9.12 The Ring Laser
"31GC7 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
Gn;eh~uw;l 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
W?'!}g(~ 10.2 Lenses
FQ?H%UcW 10.3 Ray Equations
0 sq/_S 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
K I$?0O 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
L"tj DAV Appendix I Relativistic Optics
^#S 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
1(!QutEb 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
mxQS9y 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
OR( )D~:n 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
X?Omk, ' References
5<a)SP 0 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
_?@>S 7- q?Q"Ab Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
!?ayZ5G([ Rating: 5
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^ 42Vy#t/HC This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
OV>T} Fq E] t:_v 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.
t22BO@gt74 *D,+v!wG9 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.
xvjHGgWSxc Cz?N[dh h Summary: For the price Great
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ui7 0| \9i.dF 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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JeUFCWm Nf0b?jn- Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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G+b $WQn2t ~@BV 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.
