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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u m]N]cCD` 65@GXn[W_ Publisher: Dover Publications
f #AuZ]h Number Of Pages: 336
ER-Xd9R Publication Date: 1989-06-01
'bZw-t!M@ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
LjGLi>kI~ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
ZTqt 4 H Binding: Paperback
H/[(T%]o S.iUiS" 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.
,1|=_M31 MW^FY4V1m Summary: Best in its class
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S+6YD0 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).
( Ygy%O% 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.
;>>:7rdYt j&.JAQ*2; 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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>>R)?24,< V# 1v5mWVx 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.
Cu$`-b^y WH $*\IGJL There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
KVoi>?a |%X_<Cpk The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
u0+<[Ia'q Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
R M2feWm 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
gi@&Mr)fS 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
U!"RfRD.< 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
},5LrX`L 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
n#GHa>p.- 1.5 Group Velocity
o'P [uB/ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
3e;K5qSeo/ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
b1e)w?n 2.1 General Remarks
75Bn p9 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
fB; o3!y 2.3 Linear Polarization
{ iLr$ 89 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
1U~'8=- 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
lg (>n& 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
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hA~5,K0b 2.8 The Brewster Angle
~fgS"F^7n 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
OH+2)X 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
|@>Zc5MY$ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
X~; *zYd5 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
<C*%N;F5R 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
2)^T[zHe 3.2 Young’s Experiment
h7]>b'H 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
uTrGb:^ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
^&c|z3 5F 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
OHF:E44k 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
y3V47J2o 3.7 Spatial Coherence
ol4!#4Y&{ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
7 Uu 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
C\[g>_J Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
g'eJN 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
)i.\q 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
?= Z0N&}[ 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
37,)/8]lG 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
`jFvG\aC Chapter 5 Diffraction
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5.1 General Description of Diffraction
eY$Q}BcW 5.2 Fundamental Theory
l]e7 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
dI8y}EbE~ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
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5th\_n}N2/ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
oxqD/fY 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
j\@|oW0 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
b9 Ix*!Y 6.1 General Remarks
n)teX.ck) 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
\?.M1a[ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
O~g0 R6M6e 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
w`0r`\#V/ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
h|=&a0 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
[@ t 6,g 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
/`VtW$9- 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
#T)gKp 6.9 Optical Activity
$3n@2 N` 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
EabZ7zFoN 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
,7Lu7Q 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
oG;;=' * Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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$y*[" ~TJ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
thSo,u GlW 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
Mio~CJ"? 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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B\ !.o=<h 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
}h)[>I( 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
]hkway 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
*[_>d.i 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
eqE%ofW 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
5zBsu lRt 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
rRZ ,X% Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
6|:]2S 8.1 General Remarks
mI ~k@ !3 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
mM7S9^<UH 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
rj ].bGQ,+ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Q:B : 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
q[SUYb;, 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
N^. !l_ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
xcYYo'U 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
=w!14@W 8.9 Molecular Spectra
i;>Hy| 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
"i1~YE Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
IZ6[|Ach6 9.1 Introduction
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Z*|qbu) 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
^dR5fAS 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
o 5F Bqt 9.5 Laser Oscillation
WV"{oED 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
D jjG?(1 9.7 Gas Lasers
GZ]; U] _ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
?9801Da#/ 9.9 Dye Lasers
b |*A%?m 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
BI] %$rq 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
Mc6?]wDB] 9.12 The Ring Laser
G =+ sW Chapter 10 Ray Optics
oY{r83h{ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
ZIx,?E+eJ 10.2 Lenses
^8nK x<&5 10.3 Ray Equations
3y?ig2 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
&6E^<v?] 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
1q b 3. Appendix I Relativistic Optics
$CVbc% 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
{=> <@]N 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
s!2pOH!u 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
<Ep-aRI 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
fD<3Tl8U0 References
4+`<' t]Q Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
56m|gZcC e}e\* BL Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
j%KLp4J/e Rating: 5
ht S5<+Y *~|xj,md This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
z TP3JOe( qf9.S )H1Z It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
\+g95|[/ TUiXE~8= This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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}9Z?UtS V WG#v #o Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
h2u> CXD Mnaoh :z One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
lFD$ Mc 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.
Ajhrsa\~a W]n%$a Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
; { Y|n_ Rating: 4
+Me Ey {; `{/z\ 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.
