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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HD:%Yv 3K#mF7)a Publisher: Dover Publications
zzfn0g Number Of Pages: 336
%]<RRH.w Publication Date: 1989-06-01
_+*/~E ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
uPFHlT ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
.b#9q6F-/ Binding: Paperback
PNJe&q0* &=-e`=qJ'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.
fNqmTRu \POnsM)+l Summary: Best in its class
v<%kd[N Rating: 5
+qdIj] v k%l_N)38 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
3u4*ofjE5 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
i$bzdc#s 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).
j6e}7 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.
^RV whY~=lizn 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…
NuD[-;N] 0F+zG)G" Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
W]O@DS zR Rating: 4
7!r#(>I6?1 Q=(@K4 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_z..-7Dq+ Ak6MPuBB- 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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gT Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
_r\$NgJIM 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
lMC{SfdH 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
$Ns,ts(ng 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
[7gYd+s 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
hj&fQ}X 1.5 Group Velocity
eyT>wma0 1.6 The Doppler Effect
)u8*zwq Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
5{13V*< 2.1 General Remarks
Zk=*7?!! 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
oTCzY Y 2.3 Linear Polarization
KdT[*- 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
]cm6 |`pz 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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<vB<` 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
+Qh[sGDdY 2.8 The Brewster Angle
UvxSMD:A 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
OXHvT/L` 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
7G5y)Qb 2.11 Reflection Matrix
HDmx@E.@ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
y=AsgJ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
jt{9e:2% 3.2 Young’s Experiment
KVB0IXZC~ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
YijMF/Uyb 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
L[?nST18% 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
Wy<[(Pd 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
B< |VeU 3.7 Spatial Coherence
e>l,(ql 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
Eh\ 1O(a( 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
l|YT[LR7 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
&{%MjKJ._ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
7} be>( 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
z %x7fe 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
2_;] 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
hv*>%p Chapter 5 Diffraction
6HoqEku/Q 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
\dRzS@l 5.2 Fundamental Theory
P+<BOG|m 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
CjZZm^O 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
n*Q`g@` 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
P|e`^Frxt 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
bGv*-;* 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
o=pt_!i/ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
?c!:81+\ 6.1 General Remarks
z[fB!O 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
g"wxC@IR 6.3 The General Wave Equation
i+f7 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
A\K,_&x1Z 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
[oV{83f 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Q1Ux!$_ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
R A:jzht 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
\PpXL*. 6.9 Optical Activity
'>@4(=I 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
$5,~JYcb 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
z3a-+NjD m 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
Bv$UFTz Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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7.1 Thermal Radiation
$>*Yhz ` 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
nnNv0?>d( 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
t<nFy 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
oid[syPB 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
@F>F#-2 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
"O*x' XhN 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
.WvlaPK 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
?aBj# 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
P;vxT}1 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
V8hO8 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
OL'P]=U Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
$r\"6e 8.1 General Remarks
{.st`n|xz 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
=m7H)z)i*J 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
B5ea(j 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
DAdYg0efex 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
-DP*q3 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
?}}qu'N:N 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
!:WW 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
!Xj#@e 8.9 Molecular Spectra
Qzqc .T 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
>"v9iT Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
S]^`woD 9.1 Introduction
~6`iY@) 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
-/ +#5.`1 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
0,_b) 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
AF}gSNX 9.5 Laser Oscillation
x)SralWb 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
kA4@`YCl 9.7 Gas Lasers
3`*Kav>" 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
;HNq>/{ 9.9 Dye Lasers
~`qEWvPn 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
? }yfKU` 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
VfSj E.| 9.12 The Ring Laser
1!1!PA9u Chapter 10 Ray Optics
Fv8f+)k)Z~ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
xCXQ<77 10.2 Lenses
9CJ(Z+;OM 10.3 Ray Equations
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`zA#z /> 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
H4:&%"j7 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
J0Z7l 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
_Mk7U@j+9 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
B4h5[fPX 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
o(!@7Lqq 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
&xXEnV References
;AX8aw, Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
!m;H@KR{ x|i_P|Z Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
m&*JMA;^ Rating: 5
I9?Ec6a_ Fh8lmOL;? This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
w(9*7p p E5</h"1 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.
*bd[S0l /3!fA=+ 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.
>yB(lKV )Ry<a$Q3 Summary: For the price Great
d\]Yk]r Rating: 5
.ubE2X[ ][ T/pqSmVpM 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.
`d\r;cE%lm e}hmS 1>H One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
c!#:E` 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.
Q >Qibr Qm4o7x{q Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
'Gl&Pa1g? Rating: 4
]QVNn?PA8 rx0~`cVV: 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.