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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hI86WP9* ;pW8a? Publisher: Dover Publications
nd8<*ru$ Number Of Pages: 336
1z6aMd6. Publication Date: 1989-06-01
KNAvLcg ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
N3L$"g5^ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
@ar%`+_ Binding: Paperback
f1_; da c6xr[tc% A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
(WT\HR kuH%aM<R Summary: Best in its class
ML12&E> Rating: 5
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N ,IPt4EH$ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Ww-x+U\l 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
g9pKoi|\E 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).
F6q=W#~ 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.
I3nE]OcW@ w"9h_;'C_ 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…
KY $#hU_vr Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
0(y*EJA$ Rating: 4
r*`e%`HU qIZ+%ZOu 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.
}U_^zQfaj .z,-ThTH@\ 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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mKe6rEUs| Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
+yO) 3 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
q0+N#$g# 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
*U1*/Q. 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
CB#2XS>V 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
LLTr+@lj 1.5 Group Velocity
swj\X,{ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Dr.eos4 ~ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
@o0HDS 2.1 General Remarks
uBww 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
eV?%3h. 2.3 Linear Polarization
j-1V,V= 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
1/9*c *w 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
#-B<u- 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
0OHXg= 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
D=a*Xu2zq 2.8 The Brewster Angle
j>JBZ#g 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
B1}i0pV,, 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
>V(C>^%-> 2.11 Reflection Matrix
4xW~@meNB Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
66?`7j X 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
T/|!^qLF 3.2 Young’s Experiment
_ooHB>sH 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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l5w^rj 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
Lmjd,t 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
J8~hIy6] 3.7 Spatial Coherence
w~B1TfqNo 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
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;b [>{Q; Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
LE}`rW3 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
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%@:>hQ2; 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
G%~V b 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
c(hC'Cp Chapter 5 Diffraction
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5.1 General Description of Diffraction
-btNwE6[. 5.2 Fundamental Theory
&pI\VIx ? 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
|5;,]lbt 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
KN_n :`cH{ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
:j+E]|d(~6 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
\)28,` 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
*=@8t^fa86 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
ek)rsxf1A 6.1 General Remarks
GThGV" 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
+jrx;xwot 6.3 The General Wave Equation
`P\H{ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
;,U@zB;\%( 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
jF6Q:`k 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
a)2l9 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
7x`$ A 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
?:vg`m!* 6.9 Optical Activity
9Y2u/|!.3 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
s8(Z&pQ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
]kNxytH\o 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
bzpi7LKN Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
4Ty?>'*| 7.1 Thermal Radiation
;0_T\{H"nR 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
=z5=? 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
#p=+RTZ< 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
# d"M(nt 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
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!(bYh`Uy 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
CPa+?__B 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
mu0L_u(P 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
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<EyJ $$ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
ShRMzU Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
XKp(31]) 8.1 General Remarks
@I Y<i5( 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
9J%O$sF 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
71Q`B#t0'Z 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
5D3&E_S 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
q:>`|~MX 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
)`k+Oyvi< 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
~+ae68{p 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
c5f57Z 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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z1RHdu0;z Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
vIi&D; 9.1 Introduction
]nV_K}!w 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
sk5=$My 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
9&kY>M>z0 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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2hntQ1[ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
~>]Ie~E: ( 9.7 Gas Lasers
P[`>*C\9c 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
(q7;/n 9.9 Dye Lasers
x6T$HN/2 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
ViOXmK" 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
Qmd2C&Xw 9.12 The Ring Laser
=*4^Dtp Chapter 10 Ray Optics
fiAj#mX 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
"}uu-5]3 10.2 Lenses
,iiI5FR 10.3 Ray Equations
?fU{?nI}>p 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
ieEtC,U 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
*JW.ca} Appendix I Relativistic Optics
D_f:D^ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
6(Cjak+~! 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
M;-FW5O't 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
H6#SP~V 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Odt<WG References
{dl@#Tu Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
R8% u9o 3wgZDF38 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
^SUo-N'' Rating: 5
odeO(zuU ='/#G0W This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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j"]C.6B. It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
mh_GYzd Y^?PHz'Go This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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&M\qVL%w Rating: 5
\Zk<|T61$ /X\:3P 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.
j~ qm5} H#`&!p One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
Bm^8"SSN 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.
(n{!~'3 xiQd[[(sM Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
sMw"C~XL Rating: 4
L-3wez;hm BI6`@}%7> 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.