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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Q*54!^l+_r `37%|e 3bQ Publisher: Dover Publications
T jrz_o) Number Of Pages: 336
"969F(S$ Publication Date: 1989-06-01
N eC]MW ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
8c3/n ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
-SlAt$IJ Binding: Paperback
zb,YYE1 {TVQ]G%'b 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.
!~_6S*~ 'A{B[ Summary: Best in its class
wvcj*{7[ Rating: 5
m88(f2Ch JKY his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
[U@;EeS 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).
<0btwsv} 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.
vtw97G }Dx5W9Ri" 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…
aHkt K/ G{u(pC^ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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Xk?Y 5h[<!f= 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!
^~kfo| RHu4cK!5 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
orZwm9#]. Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
)CoJ9PO7 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
>>T,M@s-: 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
_Rk>yJD7s 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
RV>n Op}R 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
MZ:Ty,pw:O 1.5 Group Velocity
},%,v2} 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Ij?Qs{V Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
1B`JvNtd 2.1 General Remarks
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T!1Np'12zF 2.3 Linear Polarization
nn8uFISb 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
ekCt1^5Y 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
G7k.YtW 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
:v%iF!+.P 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
I|tn7|*-A[ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
{4B7a6 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
9Idgib& 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
d(q2gd@ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
0Ci:w|J Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
%:.IG.`d 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
nnuJY$O;M 3.2 Young’s Experiment
l:(?|1_ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
DcsQ 6 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
(Eo#oX 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
6#Bg99c 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
fl71{jJ_ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
{PkPKp 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
w-5_Ru 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
BFPy~5W Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
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U(\ ^!S1 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
DIWcX<s 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
7,ffY/ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
fvM|Jb Chapter 5 Diffraction
G\Q0{4w8 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
g.x]x#BC 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Za'}26 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
, R $ZZ4 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
V]|P>>`v9p 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
ca"20NQ) 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
rlSflcK\\( 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
}O8#4-E_Ji Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
r~sQdf 6.1 General Remarks
YA@OA$`E 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
|\/V1 6.3 The General Wave Equation
w6.J&O 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
0[!38 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
FQw@@ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Am)XbN')1 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
+$D~?sk 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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6.9 Optical Activity
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Zl7m:b2M 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
k1_3\JO"6 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
Jtl[9qe#] Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
T^.W' 7.1 Thermal Radiation
&+7G|4!y 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
QiQO>r 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
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>@StKj 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
zP#%ya:I 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
|d=MX>i|G 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
)Tj\ym-Vl 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
3&7$N#v 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
P:2 0i*QU 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
2Ls 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
^r0mx{i& Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
ccJ!N 8.1 General Remarks
+)-`$N 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
AV^Sla7|_ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
% yP*Vp,W 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
e X q}0-*f 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
|T^c(RpOE 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
yf7$m_$C' 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
exL<cN 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
XV*uu "F 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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mqb6 MnK - Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
V-%Am 9.1 Introduction
d`&F 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
)gP0+W!u 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
J,]U"+;H 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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}dO^q-t$3 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
>s+*D=k 9.7 Gas Lasers
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ZdY)&LJ 9.9 Dye Lasers
I:G4i}mA 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
h?ZxS 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
iLD:}yK 9.12 The Ring Laser
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Chapter 10 Ray Optics
298@&_ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
#Jqa_$\. 10.2 Lenses
Wa+q[E 10.3 Ray Equations
N M_Xy<.~E 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
1C'_I 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
MUfhk)" Appendix I Relativistic Optics
BR [3i}Ud 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
E/_I$<,_y 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
jsOid5bs 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
>|@i8?|E 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
wc#E:GJcK References
y,QJy=? Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
I@<\DltPi .#[== Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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).b,KSi This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
5g(`U+,*( _wKaFf 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.
z<c%Xl\$% QZs ]'*=# 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.
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+__PT4ps ')mR87 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.
^E^Cj;od@ _`(WX;sK One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
-x?I6>{ 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.
2)zAX"#/ t+?m<h6w;l Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
nPU=n[t8O Rating: 4
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