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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IiJ$Ng )>"pm{g2 Publisher: Dover Publications
|WSpWsr, Number Of Pages: 336
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(O Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Y88N*axDW. ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
ii>^]iT ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
yE(<F2 Binding: Paperback
0C\cM92o esq~Ehr= A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
R&g&BF (bpRX$is Summary: Best in its class
V?mk*CU Rating: 5
0AF,} &$ Z9q4W:jyS his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
#2$wI^O 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
7G*rxn"d 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
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To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
ma!C:C9#J B9$pG Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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Bjj=UtI k\9kOZW 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.
)X:Sfk T 1_B0H2 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!
hl] y): I+S fZ:q^ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
y?A*$6 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
H q?F @X 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
;uv$>Fauk 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
m1X*I 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
%M/L/_d 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
2X*n93AQi 1.5 Group Velocity
p#-=mXE/2 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Cbl>eKw Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
a=x&sz\x 2.1 General Remarks
rdtzz#7 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
m-+>h:1b|9 2.3 Linear Polarization
VS_\bIC 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
6@3v+Vf' 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
b$_qG6)IJO 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
"gzn%k[D9m 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
|1/8m/2Af. 2.8 The Brewster Angle
vILB$%I 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
49O_A[(d 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
cKOXsdH?SL 2.11 Reflection Matrix
/~7M @`1 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
!0|&f>y 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
L; A#N9 3.2 Young’s Experiment
.6y*Z+Zg 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
z4` :n. 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
"}ur"bU1 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
rc7c$3# X 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Eza^Tbq%j? 3.7 Spatial Coherence
*~cNUyd 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
o1b.a*SZ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
|2=w":2# Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
4>H0a 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
e=IbEm{| 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
fCnwDT 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
,KF>@3f 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
2n2,MB Chapter 5 Diffraction
ZCb@!V}= 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
zQt)>Qx_ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
7}~nQl2 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
mo=@Zt 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
,?Vxcr 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
UEm4):/} 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
Z![#Uz.z 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
yp@cn(:~ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
.i*ja* 6.1 General Remarks
3UZ_1nY 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
V~5vR`} 6.3 The General Wave Equation
B6\/xKmv?8 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
t\!5$P 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
kkj@!1q(wO 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
+iQ~ Y2Gh 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
UYQ@ub 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
HM"(cB(n` 6.9 Optical Activity
W~i0.rg|> 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
f(K1,L:&7 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
Z/v )^VR 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
k<f0moxs' Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Do^yer~ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
LW("/ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
KBI1t$ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
#^ .G^d(= 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
*tkf)[( 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
QV*la= j/ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
CUjRz5L 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
L;b-=mF 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
98_os2` 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
YY'[PXP$Y 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
W&Xi&[Ux 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
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6Q+VW_~ 8.1 General Remarks
"/UPq6 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
|L-- j 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
?o/p}6 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
N5k9o:2 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
,p\*cHB9 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
F0r5$Pl* 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
HBk5p>& 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
AO5a 8.9 Molecular Spectra
f)Z'#[A*t7 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
%VXIiu[ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
F[.IF5_ 9.1 Introduction
JKCV>k 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
MzlE 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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(ueH@A"9; 9.5 Laser Oscillation
L9whgXD 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
+yHzp 9.7 Gas Lasers
_F8-4 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
lWf(!=0m 9.9 Dye Lasers
Ox'KC 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
bs?4|#[K 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
`0{qfms 9.12 The Ring Laser
{>brue*) Chapter 10 Ray Optics
W`n_m&Y\ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
J=n^&y 10.2 Lenses
T16B2|C"Y 10.3 Ray Equations
qEkhgJqk 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
-r0oO~KT 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
#KtV 4)( Appendix I Relativistic Optics
O9p^P%U " 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
H"2,Q
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>v%UV:7ap 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
EVbDI yFn 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
o%Qn%gaX References
kaCn@$ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
RZj06|r8 b|` Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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wp-3U}P2( 6(HJYa This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
RWn#"~ N=:xyv 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.
9AQ2FD / pR,l5 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.
|'#uV)b0@ =E8Kacu% Summary: For the price Great
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X0S 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.
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!A One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
yXc@i)9w3 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.
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w/Hl/U Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
0j{KZy Rating: 4
j !`2Z@ ;nf}O87~ 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.