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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xWD wg@ P jk|0 <-3 Publisher: Dover Publications
a%AU9?/q# Number Of Pages: 336
iz'8P-]K> Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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6 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
b#P8Je`;9 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
hE=cgO`QU Binding: Paperback
j'7FTVmJ y|@^0]}%< 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.
TqlUe@E %B~`bUHjq Summary: Best in its class
q%JV"9, Rating: 5
,^+3AT $/D@=Pkc his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
i{`>!)U 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
!PO(Bfd 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).
2Two|E 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.
b*bR<|dT j z` sH 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…
tp1{)|pwY6 >V]>h&` Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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^Q 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.
0S' EnmG 0]" j, 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!
ak NJL\b d>(dSKx The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
_ p?q/-[4 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
E&97;VH 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
= U^B,q 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
L\b$1U!i 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
>z(6ADq 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
t rHj7Nw 1.5 Group Velocity
MHgS5b2 1.6 The Doppler Effect
08'JT{i id Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
NoPM!.RU{ 2.1 General Remarks
v+\E%H 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
}$b/g 2.3 Linear Polarization
h IGa);g 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
1XSqgr"3 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
@]OI(B 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
:}E*u^v K 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
$CXqkK<6 2.8 The Brewster Angle
| o+vpy 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
5uu{f&?u) 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
1z8.wdWJ} 2.11 Reflection Matrix
ZI5UQH/ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
zis-}K< 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
UH[ YH;3O 3.2 Young’s Experiment
6H3_qx 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
6jKM,%l 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
K7CiICe 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
\0b",|"3 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Uz1u6BF 3.7 Spatial Coherence
&jj\-;=~Ho 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
c>]_,Br~ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
Tvk= NJ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
smWA~Aq 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
dso\+s 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
FCI38?`% 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Ad]r )d{ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
"+|>nA=7 Chapter 5 Diffraction
BURiLEYZl 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
J H$ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Gk!v-h9cq 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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Phx/9Kk 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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jP+4'O!s[ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
J,IOp- 6.1 General Remarks
jkfI,T 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
mV^dIm 6.3 The General Wave Equation
6.ap^9AD 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
CNP?i(Rk 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
OxqP:kM 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
`5x,N%9{ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
dLjT^ 9 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
!WDdq_n*v 6.9 Optical Activity
CIV6Qe"< 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
s2v\R~T 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
I\4I,ds 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
_&yQW&vH# Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
:?lSa6de 7.1 Thermal Radiation
`7'(U)x,F 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
O 89BN6p 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
!hJ%{. 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
m.lNKIknQ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
Xf#uK\f 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
.%D] z{'' 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
sYXVSNonm 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
qo'pU/@ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
u,&Z5S 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
heRQ|n.Dz) 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
R$PiF1ffj Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
|/rBR!kPq 8.1 General Remarks
UY>{e>/H9 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
ULsz<Hj 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
]jM D'vg^b 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
pvcf_w`n 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
Ndx='j0 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
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ujDAs%6MZ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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zYH6+!VBH# Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
egKYlfe" 9.1 Introduction
_*&<hAZj 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
I /RvU, 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
|[xi"E\ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
W>s<&Vb 9.5 Laser Oscillation
4?8GK 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
nEs l 9.7 Gas Lasers
g,x$z~zU{ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
1eKJ46W 9.9 Dye Lasers
y:pypuwt; 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
{*tewF)| 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
LgB}!OLQ 9.12 The Ring Laser
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a#KxjVM 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
T*'5-WV|3t 10.2 Lenses
4yjAi@ /2 10.3 Ray Equations
C$rZn%dp( 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
hZ$* sf 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Qg1LT8 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
.'>r?%a 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
{dCk iF 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
vE{QN<6T 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
Y$Fbi2A4 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
9KCnitU References
NcqE)"yObo Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
/l@ 7MxE zoO>N'b3) Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
&a1agi7M Rating: 5
XBi@\i= l--xq^,`o] This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
5wr0+Xo R],,- It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
W@/D2K( Vs m06Rj{ This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
m_U__CZ}Tt *$uKg zv3 Summary: For the price Great
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u36- 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.
IRXpk6| &ViIxJZ1$ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
SlsMMD 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.
NIQa{R/H >P+V!-%# Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
7|IW\ Rating: 4
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E{ 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.