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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usR: -1{ ub/9T-#l Publisher: Dover Publications
3,<$z1Jm Number Of Pages: 336
z.q^`01/H Publication Date: 1989-06-01
r#%z1u ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
KK%R3{ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
O+^l>+ZGj? Binding: Paperback
EBX+fzjQo Z4 +6' 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.
ZCAdCKX| |ao vZ/b4 Summary: Best in its class
:mwJJIjUW Rating: 5
ShV# XnQ U2u\Q1 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
,MxTT!9Su 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).
/uM;g9 m 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.
|ZAR!u&0 b!7*bFTt 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…
WDC+Jmlgp M[^ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
msyC."j0jU Rating: 4
W/3,vf1 ;|.^ _Xs 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.
SCCBTpmf2B gxIGL-1M 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!
s^{hdCCl67 2L<iIBSJwm The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
5* ip}wA Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
?~vVS Y 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
GxL;@%B 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
\<}4D\qz 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
=o@CCUKpj 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
(|<e4HfZL 1.5 Group Velocity
3~I|KF7x 1.6 The Doppler Effect
,dTRM Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
s\k4<d5 2.1 General Remarks
QxSJLi7t 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
m UmU_L u8 2.3 Linear Polarization
hGPo{>xR 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
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@%7IZg;P6 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
/!l$Y? 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
eD4qh4|u. 2.8 The Brewster Angle
-K 7jigac 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
! z^%$;p 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
IMKyFp]h- 2.11 Reflection Matrix
PJq;OM| Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Fgf5OHX 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
tai=2,' 3.2 Young’s Experiment
h%9 >js^~ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
_6b?3[Xz 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
i'w8Li 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
hV(> }hb 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
S_E-H.d" 3.7 Spatial Coherence
e;+6U"Jx* 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
L\cd =&b` 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
[1-1^JY Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
_GoV\wGKl 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
9Q ~9C9{+ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
gRnn}LL^ 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
fgiOYvIS2m 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
i++a^f Chapter 5 Diffraction
+VJS/ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
|[)k5nUQ| 5.2 Fundamental Theory
WR&>AOWAD 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
BGtr= &Hq 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
:~I^ni 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
~AVn$];{ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
j 20/Q)=h 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
g*]hmkYe9 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
#.<Uy."z2 6.1 General Remarks
Q[j'FtP% 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
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?IKSSe#, 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
q*L>M V 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
}ZQ)]Mr 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Djy qQ yq~ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
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b W]7$?acv 6.9 Optical Activity
P3 Wnso 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
ans(^Up$ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
XniPNU 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
v qt#JdPp9 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
7U9*-9 7.1 Thermal Radiation
k? <.yr1 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
jR1o<]? 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
q 9e(YX> 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
mY1I{ '. 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
oZD+ AF$R 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
KKB rw+)AJ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
SmpYH@ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
#r=J c8J_ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
:w!A_~ w2 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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j8cIpbp8x Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
syJLcK+e 8.1 General Remarks
XIGz_g;#'w 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
y*G3dWb 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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ME0vXi 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
V< Ib#rd' 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
1f K]A*{p 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
_Gu;= H,~& 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
|rgp(;iO 8.9 Molecular Spectra
lZ'WFFWL E 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
bu ? 4$O Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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)>=!</@ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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xekU2u}WE 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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P=[_W;->} 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
#n7F7X 9.9 Dye Lasers
tEN8S]X 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
[.(,v n?6 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
`j1b5& N;7 9.12 The Ring Laser
y}F;~H~P Chapter 10 Ray Optics
k-Z :z?M 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
4St-Q]Y _ 10.2 Lenses
Ki\\yK 10.3 Ray Equations
l(y,lK=YP1 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
68?> #o865 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
I}je m Appendix I Relativistic Optics
;*G';VuT 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Tc .Qz D\ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
:c xA 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
cBD#F$K2 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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IAHQT < ] Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
q$;j1X^ +8|9&v` Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
E !9(6G4 Rating: 5
P;G]qV % YNB7`: This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
(e_z*o)\T 3#0y.. F 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/jR *E wDwS$$ 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.
{pc (b WfXwI 'y Summary: For the price Great
cy(4g-b]@e Rating: 5
r;9 V7C x*sDp3f[* 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.
Y?qUO2 6oI/*`> One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
JvsL]yRT 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.
[}=a6Q>) ' Tk4P{ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
S"t\LB*'Ls Rating: 4
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