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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d 4\E y6Epi|8 Publisher: Dover Publications
7 eQoc2X2 Number Of Pages: 336
_L'cyH.cn Publication Date: 1989-06-01
:2)1vQ H0L ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
M|#5 gKXd ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
yX V|4 Binding: Paperback
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Z- 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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'| ^=Ct Aa2 Summary: Best in its class
XH:gQ 9FD Rating: 5
_#D\*0J >_aio4j}r his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
,V]A6 3J 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).
nuO3UD3 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.
;#yu"6{ Eh@T W%9* 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…
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; IuK2iDt< wz* A <iU 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.
B.mbKntK)R Wbn[Q2h5 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!
8yWu{'G {p e7]P? The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
uH&,%k9GVK Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
,B~lwF9 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
B3>Uba*-)} 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
KM5DYy2 A6 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
: \:~y9X0 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
#x5 N{8 1.5 Group Velocity
(' Ko#3b 1.6 The Doppler Effect
[CDX C V-z Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
?z@v3(b[ 2.1 General Remarks
ik Y]8BCc 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
zyZ ok*s 2.3 Linear Polarization
T018)WrhL 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
@4_rx u& 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
" _:iK] 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
>' ksXA4b 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
DN"S, 2.8 The Brewster Angle
s("Cn/ZkS 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
A3MZxu=':3 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
3|K=%jr[ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
Q tnM(m Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
hC|5e|S 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
5y%un 3.2 Young’s Experiment
{UdcX~\~ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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T/GgF&i3 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
#h gmUa 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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d; mmM\3] Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
V8sH{ R- 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
stg30>< 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
<JL\?)}n 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
`26V`%bPkr 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
;wJ7oj< Chapter 5 Diffraction
Lp:Nw4 _ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
c~gNH%1 XN 5.2 Fundamental Theory
p^KlH=1n.6 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
V3>f*Z)xn 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
xvwD3 .1 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
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5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
< XQN;{xSa 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
@- wNrW$ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
KInUe(g<9M 6.1 General Remarks
^))PCn_zb 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
V!T^wh; 6.3 The General Wave Equation
Ws-6W!Ib% 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
;cv.f>Cm 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
:3KO6/+ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
2{A;du %& 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
^M `>YOU2+ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
MU_! &(X_ 6.9 Optical Activity
L6|Hgrj -u 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
VHXI@ UT* 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
NuC-qG# 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
Nb~,`bu,2 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
K #qoR /: 7.1 Thermal Radiation
FU_fCL8yA 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
j 0g5 <M 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
]b4pI*:$I 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
h5L=M^z!> 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
|-~b $nUe 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
R%>jJ[4\[ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
+7| [b 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
F>(qOH .I 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
c C^W2 \ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
vuYO\u+ud 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
8)L'rW{q# Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
y,MPGW_ 8.1 General Remarks
H_VEPp,T 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
kUNj4xp) 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
B4`2.yRis 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
/8f>':zUb 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
8';m)Jc 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
iaY5JEV:CA 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
60xa?8<cg 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
T>d\%*Q+B 8.9 Molecular Spectra
:W~6F *A 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
V?OuIg%=: Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
h S4.3]ei 9.1 Introduction
;avQ1T'{?g 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
_b>F#nD,'% 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
>BBl 7 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
/+>) "D6' 9.5 Laser Oscillation
j:7* 3@f 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
}VF#\q 9.7 Gas Lasers
Ve)ClH/DW 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
TI}}1ScA' 9.9 Dye Lasers
FC6x Fg^ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
+a|"{ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
< "<Mbbp 9.12 The Ring Laser
Uc gG Chapter 10 Ray Optics
!{;[xXK4M 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
hw;0t,1 10.2 Lenses
N1%p"( 10.3 Ray Equations
=4eUAeH {w 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
aYqm0HCT 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
S@x}QQ|. Appendix I Relativistic Optics
tE@F vZC'= 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
cv2]* 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
n=q=zn; 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
QIQfI05 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
T .kyV| References
WJfES2N Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
q(78fZ *X ;+sl7qlA4 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
"f4<B-9<$ Rating: 5
{3LA%xO o]<jZ_|gB This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
%,/lqc Fo (?vK_{ 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.
6JhMkB^h TjxA#D) 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;OYUq~F Rating: 5
) V36t{ WfZF~$li` 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.
9t?L\ obO}NF*g^ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
b._m 8z ~ 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.
eJHp6)2 kx:jI^ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
;$7v%Ls= Rating: 4
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