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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}-:B`:K& (LsVd2AbR Publisher: Dover Publications
4Yvz-aSyO Number Of Pages: 336
k(G6` dY Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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h/I ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
2@bOy~$A ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
8G)~#;x1 Binding: Paperback
[GbrKq( _v#puFy A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
8\;, d 9wCgJ$te Summary: Best in its class
k% \;$u=% Rating: 5
o`,}b1lh vKnZ= =B his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
pF6u3] 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
_f2rz+ 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
TNh&g. 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
Otu?J_ d3 h];H]15& To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
Z5'^Hj1, nZ=[6? Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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5 `TMqrk \V 'fB5 If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
`\:Ede `~\SQ EY$ 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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PO5,lcBD< The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
8r>\scS Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
b,:^\HKC 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
v8)wu=u 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
KiG19R$ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
>#n"r1 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
An>ai N] 1.5 Group Velocity
t0cS.hi 1.6 The Doppler Effect
"E7<S5cr Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
]UIN4E 2.1 General Remarks
f\?Rhyz 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
fph+05.% 2.3 Linear Polarization
prM)t8SE 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
"&XhMw4 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
7]So=%q 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
+EA ")T<l 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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?$)a[UnqX 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
cb'Ya_ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
q9x@Pc29d 2.11 Reflection Matrix
:?EZ\WM7 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
~:,}?9 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
ga KZ4# 3.2 Young’s Experiment
q%k&O9C2] 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
[x?9<#T 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
RJ3uu NK7 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
e4_A`j' 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
)y:M8((% 3.7 Spatial Coherence
U*N{H$ACuR 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
p4O[X\T 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
<%^WZ:c Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
V!*1F1 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
|H8C4^1Rq 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
gs0jwI 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
5KbPpKpd 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
_&G_SNa Chapter 5 Diffraction
_)LXD,LA 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
k5%) 5.2 Fundamental Theory
dj5|t~& 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
0gOca +& 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
\N0wf-qa= 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
|$\1E+ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
NH5sV.vvc 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
H{_D#It Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
eo;MFd%; 6.1 General Remarks
[[w-~hHH - 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
b'FTyi 6.3 The General Wave Equation
cJ?,\@uuP 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
82)=#ye_P 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
wYFkGih 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
|ggtb\W 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
:Eh}]_ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
;9#W#/B 6.9 Optical Activity
+F,])p4,]i 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
7r3CO<fb 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
67H?xsk@n 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
9;n*u9< Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
w|I5x}ZFG 7.1 Thermal Radiation
F&CvqPI 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
55`p~:&VQ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
$B9?>a|{A 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
@b2?BSdUp 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
SH"<f_ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
KDf#e3 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
S^i8VYK,C5 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
6o]{< T/' 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
2ZbSdaM= 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
'9qyf<MlY 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
-d2) Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
9!r0uU" 8.1 General Remarks
V\n!?1{kdF 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
W! |_ hL 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
pP# _B 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
M/xm6 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
J_XkQR[Y 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
?|`n&HrP 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
wmMn1q0F 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
PktnjdFV 8.9 Molecular Spectra
gQ{<2u 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
2w~Vb0 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
x~IrqdmW 9.1 Introduction
[P6A$HC< 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
_BgWy# 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
W?N+7_%' 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
n Jz* }= 9.5 Laser Oscillation
2h}FotlO 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
W<O/LHKHdn 9.7 Gas Lasers
z#n+iC$9 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
.'l3NV^{ 9.9 Dye Lasers
;Hp78!#, 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
G7GKO 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
TgLr4Ex 9.12 The Ring Laser
gC%$)4-: Chapter 10 Ray Optics
23+JuXC6> 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
tmeg=U7 10.2 Lenses
!6#.%"{- 10.3 Ray Equations
9Ns%<FRO@ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
@.dM1DN) 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
;<cCT!A Appendix I Relativistic Optics
,#^2t_c/ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
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1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
uzp\<\d-t 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
TL-ALtG 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
+,i_G?eX References
,WoB)V.{( Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
l;h -`( 11 wXYT(R Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
R(}!gv}s Rating: 5
=8]Ru(#Ig iP9Dr<P This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
QY\'Uu{ ;s4e8![o3 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.
hO$29_^" 6@d/k.3p This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
hA`9[58/ &u) qw} Summary: For the price Great
jC-`u-_'j Rating: 5
SM<qb0 r$LU$F 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.
mkgL/h* S4E@wLi One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
pUgas?e& 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.
~jWpD7px mndEB!b Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
XNBzA3W Rating: 4
_JKz5hSl ;>]dwsA*P 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.