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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O0wD"V^W (G:$/fK Publisher: Dover Publications
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kpEES{f Publication Date: 1989-06-01
xEGI'lt ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
[&6l=a ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
.I[uXd Binding: Paperback
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(X aM~M@wS A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
BB9Z?} !<@Zf4m Summary: Best in its class
v]c1|?9p' Rating: 5
9MVW~V (1*?2u*j his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Jo_h?{"L{ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
P$\(Bd\76 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).
BT>8 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.
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n~k;9` 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…
-&y{8<bu4H {^5r5GB=* Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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8gf2 q#F;GD 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.
c(i-~_ O]90F 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!
UPA))Iv> Y<I/y The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
E XEae? Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
c"v#d9 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
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w!o!_T6 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
ZoF\1C ^ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
=&< s*-l[ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
i` n,{{x&4 1.5 Group Velocity
iE0A-;:5 1.6 The Doppler Effect
[?yOJU%` Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
#Q"el3P+q 2.1 General Remarks
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/!ux P~2U 2.3 Linear Polarization
k5P&F 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
:;#Kg_bz 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
dq[j.Nmq 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
z{7&= $ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
s'J8E+&5 2.8 The Brewster Angle
\|L@ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
n(0O'nS^ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
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Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
NyFa2Ihd 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
y!h$Z6. 3.2 Young’s Experiment
Da0E) 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
]+{Cy\*kR 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
FU E/uh 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
1BmevEa) 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
AM#VRRTU 3.7 Spatial Coherence
&NL=Bd 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
+,gI| 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
@q} .BcSg Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
%F` cNw] 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
!FX;QD@" 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
"W?k~.uw 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Y7zg 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
eo24I0`N Chapter 5 Diffraction
TwqyQ49 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
@{:E&K1f 5.2 Fundamental Theory
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(dLt$<F 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
BOQ2;@:3 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
{+0]diD 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
'p80X^g 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
+^iUY%pm Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
l`UJHX 6.1 General Remarks
4/&Us 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
2G=Bav\n+ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
)!SV V ~y 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
5hUYxF20h8 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
4L 85~l 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
q&B'peT 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
Zrr3='^s 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
YR@@:n'TP 6.9 Optical Activity
z | Hl*T 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
; =ai]AYW 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
L= O,OS+ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
v7&e,:r2E@ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
tKjPLi71 7.1 Thermal Radiation
3;zJ\a.+ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
-v'7;L0K 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
mL?9AxO 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
KJo[!|. 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
9x0B9& 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
m\(4y Gj 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
>Vy=5)/i 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
)mz [2Sfg 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
b8P/9D7K? 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
zW,m3~XX: 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
T;XEU%:LK Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
bHH{bv~Z 8.1 General Remarks
CkE@Ll3Z 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
TG8QT\0G 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
^0_ *AwIcN 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
<W2}^q7F^ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
iA3d[%tBb 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
{a.{x+!5I- 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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_A|1_^[G( 8.9 Molecular Spectra
yH#zyO4fD- 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
`<i|K*u Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
LzB)o\a 9.1 Introduction
Tw/kD)u{ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
UK*+EEv 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
JR|yg=E 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
M7-piRnd4 9.5 Laser Oscillation
:{pvA;f 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
*[*LtyCQt4 9.7 Gas Lasers
BQ{Gp 2N 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
3Bee6N> 9.9 Dye Lasers
}jBr[S5 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
lEIX,amwa 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
&Y%Kr`.h 9.12 The Ring Laser
pN6!IxN$ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
/ tM<ois* 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
v|t_kNX;v* 10.2 Lenses
#F@53N 10.3 Ray Equations
8+{WH/}y8 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
UeV2`zIg` 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
2hdi)C,7Y Appendix I Relativistic Optics
qUA&XUJ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Vh$~]>t:f 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
?`V%[~4_I 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
E#JDbV1AC 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
rVd (H References
IE.JIi^w Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
)28Jz6.I Idop!b5! Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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an={h, !;.i#c_u This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
xfCq;?MupW hAi50q;z It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
]b4*`}\ htk5\^(X This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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SoeL_#+^W Rating: 5
ke_Dd? I$xfCu 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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6DqV1' 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.
:]iV*zo_ #X'!wr|- Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
34_:.QK- Rating: 4
<^6|ZgR = q9>~E{} 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.