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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S~hu(x# X&kp1Ih<^ Publisher: Dover Publications
vQ]d?Tp Number Of Pages: 336
+g kJrw Publication Date: 1989-06-01
nzaA_^`mB ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
jRd$Vt ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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c#>(8#'.U 22=sh;y+2 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.
R :(-"GW' Uqb]&2 Summary: Best in its class
E3l*_b0 Rating: 5
.izq}q*P 0Sz[u\w his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
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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).
;kY~-Om 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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f*B-aj# 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…
\xbUr`WBY ~bCA8 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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A+gS'DZ9C 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.
:)D7_[i e).;;0 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!
Y#XRn_2D QxdC[t$Lp The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
5K 2K'ZkI Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
tV`=o$` 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
^a_a%ws 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
*;]}`r 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
L/r_MtN 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
fO&`A:JY 1.5 Group Velocity
DrkTM< 1.6 The Doppler Effect
jT=|!,Pn Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
N{S) b 2.1 General Remarks
|Rz.Pt6 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
{\(MMTQ 2.3 Linear Polarization
d_M+W@{ 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
CpmT* 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
z&tC5]# 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Bskp&NV': 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
,`Y$}"M4 2.8 The Brewster Angle
%&yPl{ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
ro\oL 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
U:C:ugm 2.11 Reflection Matrix
P+}~6}wJE Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Q`<{cFsU 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
UGI<V! 3.2 Young’s Experiment
cQyN@W 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
.Mb[j1L^ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
&]#L'D!" 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
LK~aLa5wG 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
v62_VT2v 3.7 Spatial Coherence
0DmA3 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
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JEp)8{.bW8 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
`a4&_`E,p 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
< ,*\t 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
v}6iI}r 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
o5tCbsHj- 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
{:K_=IRZ Chapter 5 Diffraction
Iz09O:ER 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
>8"Svt$ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
/;#kV]nF 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
uLS]=:BT 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
05q760I+ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
p8~lGuH 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
.Q,"gsY 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
5]N0p,f Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
FN-/~Su~J 6.1 General Remarks
Yt]`>C[|D 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
tF`L]1r> 6.3 The General Wave Equation
<|}Z6Ti 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
FfJp::|ddr 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
B>^6tdz 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
'K ?h6?# 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
j2MA['{ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
(@+pz/ 6.9 Optical Activity
$72eHdy/yl 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
(XO=W+<' 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
SKL 4U5D{ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
$v;WmYTJ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
S{+t>en 7.1 Thermal Radiation
iWf+wC| 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
_-_iw&F 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
\%a0Lp{ I 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
c`!e#w 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
d&FXndC4F 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
c,~uurVi 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
5E'/8xp bB 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
^Spu/55_ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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#Q8_:dPY Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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kw#X,hP 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
ttsR`R1.k 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
`q*[fd1u. 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
k<< x}= 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
%} `` : 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
9Y:I)^ek 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
!/XNp QP 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
@Lnv 8.9 Molecular Spectra
bw P=f. 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
PlkZ)S7C Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
p3=Py7iz 9.1 Introduction
1Toiqb/ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
~S8:xG+s 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
J?8Mo=UZz 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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eP-|3$ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
o9eOp3w30 9.7 Gas Lasers
kW/G=_6 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
'Lrn< 9.9 Dye Lasers
7}X1A!1 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
tAAMSb9[d 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
EK';\} 9.12 The Ring Laser
$l]:2!R Chapter 10 Ray Optics
zZ=SAjT QP 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
a2Ak?W1 10.2 Lenses
FCEy1^u 10.3 Ray Equations
m)Plv+R} 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
5kiW@{m 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
$tmdE)"& Appendix I Relativistic Optics
kUd]8Ff! 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
uHg q"e 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
9J3fiA_ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
>yC=@Uq+ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
d_!Z /M, References
W+ S~__K Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
G4cgY|71 i>Q!5 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
YYe G9yR m/=nz. 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.
NrqJf-ldo +{:uPY#1 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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l f>/ UGcmzwE 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.
v;]rFc#Px[ 2%%\jlT_ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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[}L~zn6>?a Rating: 4
mwAN9<o !d72f8@9 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.