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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JlZU31Xws -c"nx$ Publisher: Dover Publications
D)ZGTq`( Number Of Pages: 336
*-gd k9 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
H]7MN Y ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
}6;v`1Hr ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
06FBI?;|= Binding: Paperback
[ / B $cH F a Ofe] F 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.
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K/+Y9JP9 Rating: 5
%QW1?VVP DdY89R 6 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Z Sj[GI 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).
{ G:dhi 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.
UE2!,Z , b '1n1L 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…
kf3 u',}R G1t{a: Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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nU{ }R"| 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.
o(= \FNe 8CR b6 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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?U\@ ? @ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
0}a="`p#< 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
sEQA C9M 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
noali96J 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
D<-MbK^S 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
a^U)2{A*f 1.5 Group Velocity
>}& :y{z~ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
r5h+_&v,M Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
MN wMF 2.1 General Remarks
;}iV`)S 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
?C%mwW3pc 2.3 Linear Polarization
C,2k W`[V 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
nH6Ny 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
:qfP>Ok 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
ak :Y<} 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
c Z6Zx] 2.8 The Brewster Angle
l [Hgh, 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
4' Sv io 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
T1\LS*~! 2.11 Reflection Matrix
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S}@J4}*u[" 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
q%g!TFMg 3.2 Young’s Experiment
G?p !*7N 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
}XJA#@ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
8 ` QbUQ6 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
(n4\$LdP- 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
] LcCom:] 3.7 Spatial Coherence
` 7v"( 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
Ez\ TwK 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
Q L 0 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
|" j{!Ei 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
: eL{&& 6 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
+v!% z( 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
iJ&*H)}^ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
J>@T'# Chapter 5 Diffraction
zWN<"[agc 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
<_o).hE{ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
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5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
~Ox !7Lp 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
.paKV"LJ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
F.]D\"0` 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
3FD6.X>x 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
r |H 1Yy Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
fJiY~mQ 6.1 General Remarks
HLlp+;CF>< 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
yYdow.b! 6.3 The General Wave Equation
S2;u!f 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
aEL^N0\d 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
Vx gP^* 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
i[IOR 0 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
|\# ~ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
\LN! k-c 6.9 Optical Activity
_l{`lQ} 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
"!g}Q* 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
HX) oN8 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
pXoD*o b Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
sz"N, -<Ig 7.1 Thermal Radiation
bR\Oyd~e 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
u~]O #v 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
D1ep7ykY 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
r pB0?h!$ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
o)V@|i0Js 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
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xWiR7~E 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
/h(bMb Z 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
M:PEY *4H 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
Bu ]PNKIi 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
P]~apMi: Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
762c`aP_( 8.1 General Remarks
|ee A>z"I 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
M:5K4$>Kx 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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0x Er`]]U 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
85}S 8\_ u 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
^o LMgz 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
"hbCP4 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
3Fgl zJ 8.9 Molecular Spectra
wni^qs.i@3 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
N 4!18{/2 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
4#Bzq3,| 9.1 Introduction
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5qL ;@Y 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
)8JfBzR 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
75"&"*R/*G 9.5 Laser Oscillation
?!Wh ^su- 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
gb^<6BYUG 9.7 Gas Lasers
v;WfcpWq2 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
JeXA *U# 9.9 Dye Lasers
ty> 9i]Y- 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
\dHdL\f 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
Fy# 7 <Hp 9.12 The Ring Laser
'}N4SrU$ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
uBUT84i 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
cHAq[Ebp2! 10.2 Lenses
]=%oBxWAP 10.3 Ray Equations
_g ]h \3 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
1G}\IK1+ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
kZ K1{ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
\hO}3;*& 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
GQ8A}gwH 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
] :. 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
"<$JU@P 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
+Y_ ]< References
uE ^uP@d Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
*v:o`{vM[ -%_v b6u Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
3n)\D<f ]# Rating: 5
#PGpB5vnaA ,7n8_pU This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
= tY%k!R \!Wph5wA 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.
nj <nW5[ 9&"wfN N 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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\GdsQ AF" Rating: 5
] A,Og_g S#F%OIx 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.
l3Wh&*0 J] )gXVRM One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
;8 Ts 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.
iTVepYv4m y(yB RR Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
_X~xfmU Rating: 4
U1=]iG<% _ YcIG OL 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.
