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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WE$Pi;q1 b6!?K!imT Publisher: Dover Publications
6L@g]f|Y@ Number Of Pages: 336
,lm.~% }P* Publication Date: 1989-06-01
:HhLc'1Jw ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
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P\bW k p0 Binding: Paperback
vGWX= O PQAN ,d A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
>*%ySlZbs MNip;S_j Summary: Best in its class
4&/u1u0 Rating: 5
b\~rL,7( =g'7 xA his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
V/i&8UMw 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
*=}$@OS 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.
?bbu^;2*f o?uTL>Zin 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…
'3=[xVnv (PU0\bGA Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
z<_{m4I; Rating: 4
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&9Ld:p 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.
R7cY$K{j (A`/3Aq+ There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
8^ju= Fc>W]1 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
R(@7$ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
R^P~iAO 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
dix\hqZ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
c:"*MM RC 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
@u3K.}i:g 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
]qL#/ 1.5 Group Velocity
?1}1uJMj- 1.6 The Doppler Effect
}K9Vr! Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
{y=H49 2.1 General Remarks
R{)Sv| +` 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
x:=Kr@VP 2.3 Linear Polarization
rFZB6A<(] 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
oH!sJ&"#_ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
\p1H" A 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
PH97O`" 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
@m! ~![ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
wG2lCv`d 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
rP,i,1Ar 4 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
qQ%zSJ? 2.11 Reflection Matrix
L<]j& Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
yi%A*q~MT 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
'R8VCj 3.2 Young’s Experiment
NZYtA7 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
3(%hHM7DM 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
sxJKu 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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-cNh5~p= 3.7 Spatial Coherence
(:].?o 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
vG#|CO9 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
>[,Rt"[V Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
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|ap{+ xh 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
O:Bfbna 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
c3&F\3 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
ja70w:ja Chapter 5 Diffraction
d|]F^DDuI 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
r Y|'<$wvg 5.2 Fundamental Theory
?mS798=f 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
A{\7HV 5 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
cEi{+rfZd| 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
`R0>;TdT 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
%Nd|VAe Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
_ZIaEJjH/ 6.1 General Remarks
)y'`C@ijI 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
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xeo;4c#S5 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
9c8zH{T_{ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
|uV1S^!A 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
uNl<=1 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
8^&)A b 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
IV;juFw}G 6.9 Optical Activity
!(F+~, 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
<|k!wfHL 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
D}px=? 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
3=@7:4 A Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
2GXAq~h@ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
Wt()DG|[ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
AvRZf-Geg 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
:aLShxKA 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
9fMg? 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
KMhoG.$Ra 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
2V/A% 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
511^f`P< 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
rIo`n2 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
a+)Yk8%KY 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
3l->$R] 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
~xGWL%og Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
39S}/S) 8.1 General Remarks
%MU<S9k 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
s2_j@k?% 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
~^$ONmI5 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
\K`AO{ D@ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
4otB1{ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
/8Bh 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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c~ l$_A 8.9 Molecular Spectra
m@.4Wrv 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
qc|;qPj Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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`(H]aTLt , 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
I?J$";A 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
&E.0!BuqV 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
iBwl(,)?m2 9.5 Laser Oscillation
ruS/Yh 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
t<$9!" 9.7 Gas Lasers
.Di+G-#aEs 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Se*ZQtwE 9.9 Dye Lasers
:35J<oG 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
^TVy:5Ag 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
K_ Y0;!W 9.12 The Ring Laser
{F6hx9? Chapter 10 Ray Optics
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0@C`QW%m 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
J;+tQ8,AP 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Z$X2*k6PK Appendix I Relativistic Optics
6aK'%K 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
?Vbe 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
uh\I' 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
v[e$RH 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
q-/A_5>!;f References
+z+25qWi Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
D`3}j 8'Xpx+v Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
93kSBF# Rating: 5
D}HW7Hnu^ %N|7<n<S This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
{[hV['Awv -x_b^)x~b7 It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
#lM!s L'J$jB5cP 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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9j49#wG0"B Rating: 5
wHWd~K_q 2fO ~%!.G 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.
L=Dd` Q pz01x One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
Rde#=>@V 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.
/jC0[%~jV `R!0uRu Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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]r$S{< _{_LTy%[ 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.