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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<tNBxa$gS !8d{q)JZ Publisher: Dover Publications
.CABH,Po: Number Of Pages: 336
?k&Vy Publication Date: 1989-06-01
cWsNr'MS* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
g`' !HGY ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
F=e8 IUr Binding: Paperback
O!#g<`r{K @/.;Xw] A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
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_Xc8Yg }` Rating: 5
M*, -zGr )._; ~z! his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
KNvZm;Q6 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
=JEv,ZGT3 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
mbTEp*H ]Idk:et To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
{_[N<U:QT& i Dp)FQ$ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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IqaT?+O\?r uK"=i8rs4 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.
v\gLWq' l'-Bu( 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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?}tFN_X" Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
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Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
ooj,/IEQ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
x_N'TjS^{ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
30#s aGV 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
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Eex~xiiV 1.6 The Doppler Effect
%+W{iu[| Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
pk$l+sNZ= 2.1 General Remarks
ICx#{q@f, 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
eCU:Q 2.3 Linear Polarization
KK/tu+" 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
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2i 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
o4F2%0gJ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
&ZlVWK~v 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
l|JE# 2.8 The Brewster Angle
NqazpB* 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
u^+7hkk 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
58tARL Dr 2.11 Reflection Matrix
Ha0M)0Anv Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
9iIhte. 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
m<T%Rb4?@ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
%op**@4/t\ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
;40/yl3r3[ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
Ct <udO 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
>reU#j 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
wtQ++l%{G 3.7 Spatial Coherence
ul6]!Iy 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
,*TmIPNK 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
[[Ls_ZL!= Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
TVtvuvQ2K 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
L2[($l 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
2+N]PW\V 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
b5dD/-Vj 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
hP%M?MKC Chapter 5 Diffraction
?|\ER#z 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
W dK #ZOR 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Tj`,Z5vy 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
.]Y$o^mf 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
ouvA~/5 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
x*\Y)9Vgy 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
+;(c:@>@, 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
`t>l:<@% Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
A7Cm5>Y_S 6.1 General Remarks
lV3x *4O= 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
#K_ii)n 6.3 The General Wave Equation
!OhC/f(GBZ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
d=$Mim 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
} ^~F| 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
1APe=tJ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
$D~0~gn~ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
>W=,j)MA 6.9 Optical Activity
DZ3wCLQtK 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
13$%,q) 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
hE'-is@7 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
*k7+/bU~~ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
t9GR69v:? 7.1 Thermal Radiation
P-9)38`5 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
]Grek< 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
htO+z7 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
X&.ArXn* 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
7JD' ) 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
:DK {Vg6 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
]!W=^! 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
kf\PioD8 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
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;0]aq0_#( 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
T8?Ghbn Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
imhwY#D 8.1 General Remarks
j1Y~_ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
P8OaoPj 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
wQ:)KjhHH 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
{Y(zd[ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
"=HA Y 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
@(EAq<5{ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
,i^9 |Oeq 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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9R!atPz9 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
o)M}!MT Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
]\-A;}\e 9.1 Introduction
W 8<&gh+ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
gmUz9P( 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
Pa>AWOG' 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
@o].He@L<j 9.5 Laser Oscillation
|"q5sym8Y_ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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hk;5w{t}} 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
M><yGaaX/ 9.9 Dye Lasers
(fH#I tf 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
'0;l]/i. 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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6$hQ35 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
L8@f-Kk 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
^x ]r`b 10.2 Lenses
i]c!~` 10.3 Ray Equations
i'<[DjMDlm 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
dM.f]-g 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
A7{\</Z Appendix I Relativistic Optics
''cInTCr 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
B&M%I:i 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Qab>|eSm 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
\k7"=yx 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
n1ZbRV References
df8k7D;~e Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
q~F| 93>jr<A Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
o+iiSTJEe Rating: 5
Hzm:xg |w~nVRb This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
/obfw^ oi7@s0@ It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
|u% )gk *gb*LhgO This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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LtF,kAIt7v Rating: 5
0@0w+&*"@ 6?gW-1mY Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
AEI>\Y H064BM One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
'T;P;:!\ I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
,$L4dF3 s*KhF'fN Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
kOrZv,qFG[ Rating: 4
GTPHVp&y 5J.bD)yrP 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.