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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KxK,en4)+ e:Y+-C5 Publisher: Dover Publications
^'E^*R Number Of Pages: 336
fYjmG[4 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
y/\b0& ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
+Mq\3 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
x 4_MbUe Binding: Paperback
g6%]uCFB 8^}/T#l 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.
3`yO&upk %CHw+wT& Summary: Best in its class
~Pw9[ycn3 Rating: 5
=F$?`q` eZOR{|z his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
4&cQW) 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
pL1ABvBB 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).
9k ~8n9 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.
5NZuaN c ^ds|7i]a 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= aC[G_ACwc 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.
3XlQ 4 Qw2`@P8W 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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GKIzU^f Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
,5 ka{Q`K 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
pYQSn.`V~ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
[<@T%yq 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
b5)^g+8)w 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
>`UqS`YQK 1.5 Group Velocity
68,j~e3-i 1.6 The Doppler Effect
yZ6WbI8n Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
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k_]'?f7Z 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Zzjx;SF 2.3 Linear Polarization
Dst;sLr[, 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
wA$7SWC 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
Eh8GqFEM 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Bbs1U 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
OU%"dmSDk 2.8 The Brewster Angle
VYb,Hmm>kC 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
@`KbzN_h/ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
u!D?^:u=) 2.11 Reflection Matrix
5go)D+6s Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
fQib?g/G 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
Xw9]WJc 3.2 Young’s Experiment
8J'5%$3u 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
ra*|HcLD 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
~$6` e:n 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
!QwB8yK@ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
V]--d33/a 3.7 Spatial Coherence
NxnRQS 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
e*T^:2oRl 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
v];YC6shx Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
D Z*c.|W 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
DL V ny] 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
wqDf\k}'v 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
d3rjj4N"z 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
J'WzEgCnU Chapter 5 Diffraction
Ewz cB\m 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
i}8OaX3x 5.2 Fundamental Theory
R-zS7Jyox 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
h!dij^bD 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
.>;??BG} 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
25Z}.)) 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
^ulgZ2BQ| 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
Pxf>=kY Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
Rp2h[_> 6.1 General Remarks
$MDmY4\ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
w%`S>+kX& 6.3 The General Wave Equation
/F.<Gz;w 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
-sv%A7i 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
,$t1LV;o= 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
392(N( 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
2gK]w$H7! 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
.^A4w;jPU 6.9 Optical Activity
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vWmt<E|e 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
Q3i\`-kbb 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
JG^GEJ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
pSQX 7.1 Thermal Radiation
jjH2!R]^> 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
fPTLPcPP 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
_}47U7s8 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
`%[m%Y9h 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
#7 H0I8 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
-,*m\Fe} 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
FP&Ykx~ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
a\m=E#G 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
XPrnQJ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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U^[AW$WzU Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
c[,Rhf 8.1 General Remarks
Ge=6l0 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
&jEw(P&_ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
p&\QkI= 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Heqr1btK 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
sE]z.Po= 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
O=} 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
<z60EvHg 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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T*B`8P 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
V G7#C@>Z Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
_t]Q*i0p 9.1 Introduction
_T.`+0UV 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
*eXs7 "H 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
XjzGtZ#6 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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t^Bs3;E^ 9.7 Gas Lasers
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$[HCetaqV 9.9 Dye Lasers
8@;R2]Q 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
|Z>}#R!,P 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
WllQM,h 9.12 The Ring Laser
,^1 #Uz8 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
4VF]tX?o 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
f[NxqNn 10.2 Lenses
8rJf2zL 10.3 Ray Equations
>G?*rg4 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
3r^||(_u 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
V`/c#y|| Appendix I Relativistic Optics
,,j> 2Ts 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
$5ea[nc 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
V?T&>s 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
3`3my= 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Su@V5yz References
fi'zk Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
to_dNJbv lGT[6S\as Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
U7zd7O Rating: 5
JC$_Pg! H_8PK$c; This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
}`0=\cKqn dJQwb It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
LkF*$ [70 _uq 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.
Ug#B( }/ Y*jkUQ Summary: For the price Great
OS(Ua Rating: 5
+sZY0(|K8 /55 3v;l< 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.
(3x2^M8 AKLFUk One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
!*qQ7 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.
/viBJ`-O lUnC+w#[ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
^Kl<<pUaV Rating: 4
^=-W8aVi> ~}D"8[ABj 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.