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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gwJu&HA/ ny= {V*m Publisher: Dover Publications
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4*MwK Number Of Pages: 336
P{18crC[1 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
/ 5Loj&!= ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
Hw{Y.@)4R ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
D,a%Je-r, Binding: Paperback
Z&,}Fgl!F sLIP|i 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.
U5"Oh I &v,p_'k Summary: Best in its class
7p6J Rating: 5
`'WLGQG 8BDL{?Mu his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
!$Z"\v'b 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
9DX3]Z\7X 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
Sj?sw]3 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
CN(4;-so) B:cOcd?p To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
1#"Q' ,7 .Er/t"Qs; Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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DT4RodE$ ;0}2@Q2@ZK 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.
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yan[{h]EZ @~3c"q;i7 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
y>|XpImZ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
B}+9U 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
"|`9{/] 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
EG4bFmcs 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
.N&}<T[ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
:n9~H+! 1.5 Group Velocity
Y{RB\}f( 1.6 The Doppler Effect
!#1A7[WN Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
tY'QQN|| 2.1 General Remarks
pVS2dwBqE 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
K- C-+RB 2.3 Linear Polarization
}TJ|d= 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
=pyZ^/}P 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
9t.yP;j\Y 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
4!vUksM 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
_x6E_i-( 2.8 The Brewster Angle
es+_]:7B9 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
Cf[F`pFM 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
;<@6f @ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
k<zGrq=8J Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
h./vTNMc 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
FNCLGAiZ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
`yX+NRi(s 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
E(kpK5h{ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
GY]6#>D#7 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
% 3-\3qx* 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
u%T$XG 3.7 Spatial Coherence
wn|@D< 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
#aY<J:Nx 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
g*?+~0"`Y Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
U9.=Ik 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
I S8nvx\ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
kjC{Zr 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
W<|K 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
wx%nTf/Oa Chapter 5 Diffraction
1idjX"' 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
afiK!0col2 5.2 Fundamental Theory
ak8^/1*@ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
{-N90Oe 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
J&ECm+2 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
dIa(</ } 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
) v5n "W 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
0$ 9;pzr Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
qL5#.bR 6.1 General Remarks
ro^6:w3O^ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
%_R|@cyD 6.3 The General Wave Equation
dN\P&"` 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
\.;ct 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
Q=L$7 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
dF11Rj,~ 8 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
+<WRB\W 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
]n]uN~)9 6.9 Optical Activity
%>9+1lUhV 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
Y:!/4GF 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
?~JxO/K 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
g;#KBxE Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
gLSG:7m@ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
v7<S F 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
Ik-E4pxKo 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
fZV8o$V 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
r;on0wm&B 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
R!k<l<9q 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
fJ&<iD)6 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
*JY`.t 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
56=K@$L {F 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
u->@|tEq 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
<m/b]| 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
7hN6IP*so Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
HEB/\ 8.1 General Remarks
(\mulj 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
Ih-3t*L 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
2^^'t 6@ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
j`|^s}8t 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
q?Ku}eID3 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
2Z;`#{ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
*0&4mi8 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
h%1~v$W` 8.9 Molecular Spectra
]o[X+;Tj| 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
tf7v5iG e Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
2c"N-c&A 9.1 Introduction
#7~tL23}] 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
gN, k/U8 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
_/jUs_W 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
=|gJb|?w 9.5 Laser Oscillation
Q@e*$<3 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
.YjrV+om1 9.7 Gas Lasers
WpJD=C% 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
RQo$iISwy 9.9 Dye Lasers
YV1a3 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
iz9\D*or 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
OC?Zw@ 9.12 The Ring Laser
Sqdc1zC Chapter 10 Ray Optics
VA=#0w 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
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LZUA+ x( 10.3 Ray Equations
q?;*g@t 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
Y/^[qD 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
k(-Z@ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Z{a{H X[Jx 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
c_qcb7<~. 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Z:UgozdC 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
b(|%Gbg@c 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
VBbUl|X\ References
Tsm1C#6 Y* Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
YeRcf` e0v9uQ%F5 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
`jb0+{08 Rating: 5
u\()E|?p &Rt+LN0qB0 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
6K4`; C(F1VS 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.
FX|0R#4vm &*(n<5wt 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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IwTr'}XIw Rating: 5
bK$/,,0=X/ 6P%<[Z 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.
'?{0z!! ;f".'9 l^ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
< 72s7*Rv 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.
F* 3G_V '^Pq(b~ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
wUru1_zjO Rating: 4
@@xO+$6 Q7CwQi 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.