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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XHX\+&6 .L,xqd[zC Publisher: Dover Publications
WUVRwJ 5 Number Of Pages: 336
_QD##`< Publication Date: 1989-06-01
i.eu$~F ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
-~nU&$ccL ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
//SH=>w2 Binding: Paperback
o%!8t_1mR cULASS`, 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.
Lo'P;Sb4<} [n[!RddY Summary: Best in its class
On[:]# Rating: 5
^E)Kse.> !xU1[,9 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
hAPWEh^ 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).
%i7bkdcwk 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.
yPgDb[V+ %J*z!Fe8s 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…
;#3l&HRKH1 E0;KTcZi Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
#6XN_< Rating: 4
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ohK_~ 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.
LX%K*nlj f0uzoeL<% 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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BPp`r_m8w} Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
`rt 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
8.-0_C*U; 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
YCJ6an 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
X!} t`` 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
(x}>tm 1.5 Group Velocity
7M#eR8*[se 1.6 The Doppler Effect
v/n4Lp$W^ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
R{s&6 2.1 General Remarks
9H@I<`qGC 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
|}~2=r z 2.3 Linear Polarization
p0 @,- 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
l+6y$2QR 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
r(ej=aR 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
&PHejG_# 2.8 The Brewster Angle
/ S32)=( 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
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!.(Kpcrg 2.11 Reflection Matrix
.}.?b Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
r-M:YB 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
8@Zg@>, 3.2 Young’s Experiment
kA`Z#yu 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
a;=)` 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
"N"$B~W* 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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pGQP9r% 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
m3Mo2};? 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
ET]PF ,` Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
j]-0m4QF 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
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&`#k1t' 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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DuESLMhz Chapter 5 Diffraction
ws"{Y+L 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
BMubN 5.2 Fundamental Theory
8nt3Sm 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
do {E39 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
xvP=i/SO 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
$]V,H" 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
m:kXr^!D 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
M^q< qS>d Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
D{-h2=V 6.1 General Remarks
;E Z5/"T 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
"I[a]T}/ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
U3Fa.bC6} 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
=mVWfFL 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
w_c)iJ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
xC3h m 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
,2t|(V*"& 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
o1Bn^w 6.9 Optical Activity
?q^o|Y/ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
~q5aMy d< 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
C`G+b{o 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
gN,O)@N'd3 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
D-{;;<nIr` 7.1 Thermal Radiation
t0*kL. 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
dTV4 Q`Z 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
`ChS$p"A 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
`IP?w&k) 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
OyI?P_0u 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
"_LDs(& 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
CbvP1*1 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
968<yO] 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
s9[?{}gd 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
a0wSXd 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
NCrNlHIF Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
zd%n)jlwR 8.1 General Remarks
_Y{8FN(4 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
/"(`oe< 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
7aF'E1e'3 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
s3(mkdXv 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
jHPkfwfAF 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
\d'>Ky;GD 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Mh=yIx</ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
CP]nk0 8.9 Molecular Spectra
0oNNEC 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
'99rXw Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
Kw%to9eh) 9.1 Introduction
:d AC:h 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
)WBp.j /# 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
?-Qq\D^+ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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9.5 Laser Oscillation
>PYLk{q 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
-dto46X 9.7 Gas Lasers
c-jE1y< 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
MG}rvzn@ 9.9 Dye Lasers
e/7rr~"| 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
<<FBT`Y[ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
Y>J$OA: 9.12 The Ring Laser
<)qJI'u| Chapter 10 Ray Optics
0?$jC-@k: 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
e 2"<3 10.2 Lenses
rSg OQ 10.3 Ray Equations
ngt?9i;N 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
gzMp&J 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
nF5\iV Appendix I Relativistic Optics
:5'8MU 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
+ L\Dh.Ir 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Qi= pP/Y 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
1zc aI^e# 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
QmKEl|/{u References
XLgp.w; Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
9#>t% IF~ /;X+<Wj Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
qo*%S Rating: 5
[mcER4]} al{}_1XoU This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
9Ai3p 17E,Qnf 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.
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{ 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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vNDf1B5z Rating: 5
:|HCUZ*H(T :!QT , 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.
Xk(p:^ R MqAN~<l [ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
0{'m":D9 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.
pwg\b Vr7L9%/wg Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
xFScj0Y Rating: 4
c }7gHud wBlo2WY 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.