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。
wIHz TL *heQ@ww [kkcV5I- Ap9wH[H Publisher: Dover Publications
=B%e0M Number Of Pages: 336
'2{o_<m Publication Date: 1989-06-01
~,7R*71 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
r26Wysi~% ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
~Nh7C b_ Binding: Paperback
YL0RQa M_I\:Q 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.
w2AWdO6 }CqIKoX. Summary: Best in its class
UbH=W(% Rating: 5
xWV7#Z7 4;{CR. D his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
+q%goG8 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).
a8$pc>2E 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.
DL{a8t1L 1D]wW%us 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…
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w;xf _zwuK1e Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
2 G{KpM& Rating: 4
^[akB|#\9 >X)G`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.
)}5rs /RJSkF+! 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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]0E- lD0J Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
IQ8AsV&'C 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
5o#8DIal 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
<0}'#9>O 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
TUr}p aw_ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
%R>MSSjvr 1.5 Group Velocity
_Z&R'`kg 1.6 The Doppler Effect
U"Oq85vY Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
cKAl 0_[f" 2.1 General Remarks
p {3|W< 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
H\vO0 <X 2.3 Linear Polarization
+^:K#S9U 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
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2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
"'(4l 2. 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
yD"sYT 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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Fjb[Ev 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
IK);BN2<L 2.11 Reflection Matrix
,5:86'p Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
H++rwVwj#h 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
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$'Z!Y;Ue 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
i`;I"oY4 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
lvlH5Fc 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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lLv0lf 3.7 Spatial Coherence
DS fKUx& 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
arJ[.f9s 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
8:bNFgJD Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
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bMYRQ,K`C 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
{JJ`|*H$_ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
CgWj9 [ Chapter 5 Diffraction
[#tW$^UD 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
j&9~OXYv 5.2 Fundamental Theory
)NK2uD 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Bv3v;^ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
gFH_^~7i8p 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
>vhyKq|g< 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
?W(f%/B# 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
Gmb57z&: Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
Zl)|x%z 6.1 General Remarks
kH'Cx^=c6h 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
gqhW.e}] 6.3 The General Wave Equation
=|V3cM4' 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
?l/rg6mbI' 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
6yU~^))bx 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
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6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
@N$r'@ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
<|4j<U 6.9 Optical Activity
!Zrvko 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
fiZ8s=J 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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y-U(`{[nM Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
/D q]=P 7.1 Thermal Radiation
y.Py>GJJ1S 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
~gf$ L9 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
`e bB+gI 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
! 9e>J 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
tv0xfAV 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
I6\3wU~). 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
]kPco4 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
#[8gH>7 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
:/3`+&T^/ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
x[X.// : 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
$#!~K2$ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
CY:pYke= 8.1 General Remarks
WXM_H0K 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
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~^eAS; 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Pzqgg43Xf 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
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kBTuM" 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
3"".kf,O5e 8.9 Molecular Spectra
{*2A%}S 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
JsC0^A;fM Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
H\^^p!^) 9.1 Introduction
KQqlM 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
;(sb^O 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
]8^2(^3ct 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
yU\|dL 9.5 Laser Oscillation
AIeYy-f 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
0K!9MDT}* 9.7 Gas Lasers
sOJ~PRA 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
myo/}58Nv 9.9 Dye Lasers
B[$e;h*Aw[ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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$$4% .J26Z 9.12 The Ring Laser
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8177x7UG2[ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
{r"s.|n 10.2 Lenses
}N[sydL 10.3 Ray Equations
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r}991O< 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
ex['{|a{ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
RsbrD8*AD 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
L+u_153 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
pSAXp#g 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
O~D}&M@/R 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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z/TRqD Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
BP7_o63/G }X$>84s>[P Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
`SVR_ Rating: 5
B)(A#&nrb 2@H~nw 0 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
s)C.e# xl 3drgB;:g` It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
[W;14BD7 D Lu]d$G 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.
y0Tb/&xN *f[`Yv Summary: For the price Great
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mMMu'N Kq1sGk One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
-,rl[1ZYZ 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.
u&<LW4 Wc)^@f[~< Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
.1}u0IbJ Rating: 4
C>;}CH|X :\>UZ9h # 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.