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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Z!foD^&R TJ_pMU Publisher: Dover Publications
8~j1 Number Of Pages: 336
p6AF16*f0 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
E5QQI9ea ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
vT{+Z\LL= ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
A81'ca/ Binding: Paperback
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+[B@83 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.
+cwuj BIY"{"hJ Summary: Best in its class
&[W53Lqa Rating: 5
G/N 1[) /*1p|c ^ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
&B?*|M`)k 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
5#U=x ,7e 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).
77H"= 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.
;)23@6{R% dGG 8k& 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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lnQY_~s HAmAmEc, 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.
KXT9Wt= Y+nk:9 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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NiBly Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
?p&( Af) 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
&a!MT^anA~ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
JXQh$hs 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
0BPUbp( 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
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w&x$RP 1.6 The Doppler Effect
v(P5)R, Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
821;; ]H 2.1 General Remarks
YB]{gm2 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
R q`j|tY 2.3 Linear Polarization
8}K4M( 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
|ngv{g 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
D}~uxw;[^ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
O"~CZh,:r} 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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|+Cd2[hN 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
9xOTR#B:_V 2.11 Reflection Matrix
zuS4N?t`p Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
\49s;\I] 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
~oz??SX 3.2 Young’s Experiment
f~:wI9 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
UsgrI>|l 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
y' RQ_Gi 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
-"6Z@8= 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
}"M5"? 3.7 Spatial Coherence
|ZG0E 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
e=`=7H4P 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
7O,!67+^~ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
]Jo}F@\g 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
&3 *#h 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
=Q #d0Q 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
dy]ZS<Hz8G 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
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IXpn(vX 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
20/P:; 5.2 Fundamental Theory
ej,R:}C%` 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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I ZBY*kr 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
{uurLEe? 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
q!{>Nlk 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
XD Q<28^ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
*tfD^nctO 6.1 General Remarks
D2I|Z 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
dOVu D( 6.3 The General Wave Equation
OMAvJzK . 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
Jwpc8MQ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
1E=E ?$9sg 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
o37D~V; 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
BS3{TGn 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
!8&EkXTw, 6.9 Optical Activity
F+!9T 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
8^67,I-c 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
aSMoee@! 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
&WZ&Tt/)/ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
CU:HTz= 7.1 Thermal Radiation
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j/;wxKW 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
Qna*K7kv 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
/[!<rhY 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
~ ReX$9 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Ol;DJV 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
uU=!e&3 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
B!U;a=ia 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
={;7WB$ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
CSY-{ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
e.fxB Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
[5]n,toAh 8.1 General Remarks
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3H|drj:KV 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
8nwps(3 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Zv(6VVj 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
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0lV;bVa% 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
>+DMTV[O 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
"]|7%] 8.9 Molecular Spectra
SgssNv 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
^7yaMB! Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
Bo\~PV[ 9.1 Introduction
*5{1.7 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
%y7ZcH' 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
KTBtLUH]*F 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
N6`U)=2o>h 9.5 Laser Oscillation
2A:&Cqo 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
_l+C0lQl= 9.7 Gas Lasers
eL.WP`Lz 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
)+ 'r-AF* 9.9 Dye Lasers
t+K1ArQc 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
d2TIG<6/ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
Uq~b4 X$ 9.12 The Ring Laser
3D^cPkX Chapter 10 Ray Optics
5 D=r7 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
;WAa4r> 10.2 Lenses
!2>@:CKX 10.3 Ray Equations
LzDRy L 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
/8!n7a7 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
+v$W$s&b-h Appendix I Relativistic Optics
c,O;B_}M] 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
9tb-;| 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
={f8s,m)P, 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
#c":y5: 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
6}VFob#h8 References
1Wiz0X/ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
_#MKp H yPY{ZADkQ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
Y]5spqG Rating: 5
sT "q] &n#yxv4 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
{> 8?6m- K|OPtYeb 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.
luyu7` 8vtembna4 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.
nA{yH}D4 a>rDJw: Summary: For the price Great
42p1P6d Rating: 5
UvM4-M%2JN h&n1}W+ 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.
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H?!DcUg CC 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.
QleVW L[A?W Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
}/h&`0z` Rating: 4
:Ocw+X3 t`{T:Tjc 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.