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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A f`Kg-c_( 6lzjaW5h Publisher: Dover Publications
@!iS`u Number Of Pages: 336
JpXv+V Publication Date: 1989-06-01
M~zI;:0O ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
xh;gAh5n ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
CVO_F=; Binding: Paperback
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qepC{T 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.
;Am3eJa*- QN8+Uj/zx Summary: Best in its class
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'bbw0aB4 45 biy(qa his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
aQoB1qd8 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
@Z/jaAjUC 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).
+c8`N'~ 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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] ,X/j6\VBO 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…
AYf}=t| eX\v;~W* Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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-gGw_w?)( J *LPv9) 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.
Wl3S]4A KaEaJ 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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e\~nqKCb Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
K2*rqg 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
KY&Lv^1_| 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
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[xGwqa03 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
4lPO*:/ 1.5 Group Velocity
w*{{bISw| 1.6 The Doppler Effect
_V3z!aI Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
Fepsa;\sU 2.1 General Remarks
Ep-bx&w+ 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
p+g=Z<?` 2.3 Linear Polarization
.?:#<=1 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
oY ~q^Y 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
TQb/lY9* 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
";dS~(~ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
F7'MoH 2.8 The Brewster Angle
l!gX-U%- 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
&wDZ@{h 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
Y;Nq ( 2.11 Reflection Matrix
\i?bt0 bM Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
pk u\) 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
.+(ED 3.2 Young’s Experiment
nHF66,7t 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
C'@I!m._i 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
~5Fx[q 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
6`-<N ! 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
!{,2uQXe 3.7 Spatial Coherence
2r2: 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
xw{K,;WeO 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
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<LZ#A@]71 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Qu#[PDhb 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
mm_)=Ipj> 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
;a|%W4 " 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
<:AA R2= Chapter 5 Diffraction
.0,G4k/yv 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
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E6R\DM 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
2v(Y'f. 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
V.8Vy1 $ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
\DlMOG 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
BNk >D|D; 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
PE;<0Cz\ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
A1;'S<a 6.1 General Remarks
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N[-$*F,:_ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
VN09g& 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
yOD=Vc7i 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
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jHob{3 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
VI|2vV6? 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
ZUj1vf6I 6.9 Optical Activity
[c;0eFSi2 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
Lo}T%0"G 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
oR%cG"y 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
>;"%Db Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
R'1j 7.1 Thermal Radiation
4h?@D_{k 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
uEhPO 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
Hi2JG{i 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
H6 ,bpjY 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
'A3*[e|OS 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
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5w~ 0Q 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
\'zloBU 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
Wm}T=L` 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
fHwS12SB 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
@:Ft+*2 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
R4 b!?}d 8.1 General Remarks
$mf O:% 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
B^]Gv7- 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
74NL)|M 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
7k%!D"6_R 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
?.-+U~ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
*T}c{/ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
a".iVf6y 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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zgGJ<=G. Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
!]fSS)\H 9.1 Introduction
eu]qgtg~U 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
YuHXm3[ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
KR R)pT 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
GbQg(%2F 9.5 Laser Oscillation
gw">xt5 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
V@y&n1?6 9.7 Gas Lasers
zFDtC-GF 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
RkTYvAk|kY 9.9 Dye Lasers
.F%jbnKd_ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
OXl0R{4 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
X>pCkGE 9.12 The Ring Laser
#}Xsi&:XU Chapter 10 Ray Optics
{md5G$*% 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
F.@|-wq& 10.2 Lenses
g-u4E^,*| 10.3 Ray Equations
Gf+X<a 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
CRiqY_gBf 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
8 .K; 2 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
PQ;9iv 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
zmu+un"\j 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
8N |K 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
kaoiSL<[6 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
)lz)h*%# References
p)z#%BY56 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
R?#=^ $7U 1`s^r+11: Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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Yne1MBK g HxR w This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
QX&Y6CC`] 8}AWU It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
4hfq7kq7( Ek_<2!%X This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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a6U !&.-{ _$ 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&kZ6lZ [#G*GAa6* One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
$-jj%kS 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.
AOwmPHEL O'@[f{ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
XWNo)#_3 Rating: 4
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^? 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.