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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'pls]I] 3V!&y/c< Publisher: Dover Publications
I)/7M}t` Number Of Pages: 336
%oKc?'L0 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
V+<AG*[ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
{-]HYk ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
d"`>&8* Binding: Paperback
~5dq5_ }eRG$)' A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
z ex.0OT; fB"gM2' Summary: Best in its class
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K[yJu 4 2_~XjwKE his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
KGwL09) 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
bh6wI%8H 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
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dC|#l?P P\0%nyOG(% To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
tZ24}~da d3J_IW+8R$ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
5va&N<U Rating: 4
~vZzKRVS f]65iE?x 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.
4zDAfi#0 mqc Z3lsv 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!
.wn_e=lT >w;W&[ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
T.N7` Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
2jBE+k"M 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Ywq+l]5/p 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
h#;K9#x6 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
#;\;F PuZ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
w3UJw 1.5 Group Velocity
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^`5Yxpz Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
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R*#Q=_ 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
!+ hgKZ] 2.3 Linear Polarization
W G r\R 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
,qqV11P] 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
0|vWwZq 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
hRcJ):Wyb 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
9+|,aG s 2.8 The Brewster Angle
2Yjysn 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
+6-!o,( 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
=W^L8!BE' 2.11 Reflection Matrix
)O(Gw-jWE Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Nn\\}R 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
xF31%b`z: 3.2 Young’s Experiment
Ci:QIsu* 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
L%Hm#eFx 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
lY?d*qED 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
0t0:soZx 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
a{.n(M 3.7 Spatial Coherence
/YR$#&N2 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
d0,F'?.0| 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
dPX>A4wp Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
0R%58,R 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
,gD i)] 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
8{e 3 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Ik)Q0_<a 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
#=3]bg Chapter 5 Diffraction
g5\B- 3{ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Ro$XbU) 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Ww4G 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
pU/.|Sh 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Im#$iPIvT 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
Ry~LhU: 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
@h3)!#\N 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
vBXr[XoC Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
_s,svQ8# 6.1 General Remarks
PdnK@a 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
C[,-1e? 6.3 The General Wave Equation
4!|ar?Zy 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
xb>+~5 9: 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
N `MQHQ1 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
~`.%n7 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
J n/=v\K@ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
\}W.RQ^3 6.9 Optical Activity
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mYX) =B{ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
-]%@,L^@ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
C3gz)!3 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
%9M49s 7.1 Thermal Radiation
gV BV@v!W 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
M?lr#}d 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
{D< ?.' 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
ny}utO 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
".IhV<R 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
@RW%EXKt 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
6 H.Da]hk 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
v<W++X7z 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
`Fr$q1qae{ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
*^()el,d 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
471}'3 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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gX<C-y6o 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
pDQ,v" 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
f0+ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
gw:BKR'o 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
P])O\<)J 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Sq>UMfl& 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
|Sm/Uq(c 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
KW\`&ki 8.9 Molecular Spectra
zT"#9"[" 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
x`&W[AA4 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
5B6:pH6e 9.1 Introduction
`N+ P, 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
t[Q\T0E 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
1)y}.y5S 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
Re_.<_$ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
A[MEtI=Q J 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
\&fK 8H1 9.7 Gas Lasers
he@swE& 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
ko$R%W&T 9.9 Dye Lasers
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XT)@)c7j Chapter 10 Ray Optics
%o>1$f] 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
e!#:h4I 10.2 Lenses
wB@A?&UY 10.3 Ray Equations
&I8ZVtg 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
~Q5HM 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
QMP:} Appendix I Relativistic Optics
%?ad.F+7 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
p6p_B 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
! WNr09` 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
E@p9vf-> 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
<pCZ+Yv E" References
sy;~(rpg Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
|yr}g-m >K3Lww)Ln Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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kq+L63fZ xQ4Q '9 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
6Y=)12T [||$1u\% 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.
:7gIm|2"] L fhd02 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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6v-h!1p{u [1Rs~T" 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.
tG'c79D\ 2]|+.9B One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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GKX#-zsh79 $4m{g"xL Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
#-{4F?DA]y Rating: 4
D?$f[+ RaR$lcG+iY 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.