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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w\PCBY= u>U4w68 Publisher: Dover Publications
|DZ3=eWZ Number Of Pages: 336
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x`|! Publication Date: 1989-06-01
gY=Ry=w9 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
Er]lObfQo ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
X8Ld\vZYn Binding: Paperback
(K>=!&tlp= {#Vck\& 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.
vxrRkOU1 FJj # Summary: Best in its class
LtDQgel" Rating: 5
Edi`x5"l >*"6zR2 o his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
:>t^B+ 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).
7:>VH>?D 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.
^twJNm{99 14,Pf`5Sz 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…
9*lkx# Y=- ILN(" Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
8iDg2_l`G Rating: 4
AHA4{Zu[ djxM/"xo 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.
tgX},OU^ *i>?YT 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!
(3;dtp>Xx ^ew<|J2,B The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
aYyUe> Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
'\iWp?`$ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
uv,_?x\' 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
dT9ekNQB 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
0B;cQSH!q 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
H"g$qSx 1.5 Group Velocity
q:9#Vcw 1.6 The Doppler Effect
clwJ+kku@ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
YsHZFF 2.1 General Remarks
i(k]}Di: 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
c T!L+zg 2.3 Linear Polarization
RRBokj)] 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
vFL\O 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
i{$h]D_fD 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Po:)b 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
# XD-a 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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08!pLE 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
WLTraB[? 2.11 Reflection Matrix
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HNI Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
(xJZeY)-b^ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
_IK@K6V1 3.2 Young’s Experiment
MwlhL? 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
]757oAXl 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
d/57;6I_ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
0uf'6<f R 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
$:bU< 3.7 Spatial Coherence
g`skmHS89 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
{Y%X 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
aFj)s?$4]K Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
06&:X^ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
2A+I8/zRG 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
~$zodrS9 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
w;;.bz m 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
vIoV(rc+ Chapter 5 Diffraction
|^ao,3h# 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
oM@X)6P_ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
|Q'l&Gt6 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
zLs[vg.( 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
H@uCbT 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
`W8A* 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
4gTD HQP 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
r`Qzn" H Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
@CSTp6{y 6.1 General Remarks
j]#-DIL 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
kW#{[,7r 6.3 The General Wave Equation
#l(cBM9sz 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
;btH[a iV 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
Q&Rj)1! 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
!~{AF|2f 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
S=^a''bg 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
LN8V&'> 6.9 Optical Activity
b ;Vy=f 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
4No!`O-!& 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
'~^3 =[Z 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
w/KCuW< Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
v@43%`"Gj 7.1 Thermal Radiation
bBQ1~ R 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
T5eXcI0t 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
>qJRpO 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
{=AK| 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
:eK;:pN 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
*{]9e\DF 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
V}l>p? 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
QY,.| 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
HR85!S` 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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.TN9N Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
a*}ZT,V 8.1 General Remarks
CW(]6s u{ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
zS*X9|p 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
bF88F_ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
'"H'#%RU 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
]_S&8F}| 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
D?u*^?a2 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
M]?#]3XBNo 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
! K~PH 8.9 Molecular Spectra
zMT0ToG 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Nb[z+V{= Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
p7Yej(B 9.1 Introduction
a.a5qwG 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
llbj-9OZL 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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af]&3(33 9.5 Laser Oscillation
&v+8RY^F= 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
jUq^$+N 9.7 Gas Lasers
#\G{2\R 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
`Jh> 1l 9.9 Dye Lasers
LI[ w?6B 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
Y`QJcC(3 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
bQlShVJL 9.12 The Ring Laser
sKhX0,s& Chapter 10 Ray Optics
T`{W$4XS 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
%,rUN+vW 10.2 Lenses
3QDz0ct 10.3 Ray Equations
8>Hnv]p 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
dZ&/Iz 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
[X.sCl| Appendix I Relativistic Optics
L&F0^ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
dA[Z\ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
00'R1q4 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
e,qc7BJzK 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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Y@._dliM Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
NZ/>nNs ~A+DH Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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tY<D\T !tGXh9g This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
C6=7zYhR A-vK0l+ 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.
95;q] =U ~xqRCf{8 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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g4<w6eB 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.
DG&14c>g P?dE\Po7 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
$VYMAk&\ Rating: 4
t%<nS=u a_/\. 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.