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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?l\1n,!:8 #bRr|` Publisher: Dover Publications
/WIO@c Number Of Pages: 336
[s 1Hd~$ Publication Date: 1989-06-01
CR *9-Y93 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
#$ \ cRLPg ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
TTNgnP Binding: Paperback
-Vj'QqZ P<+y%g(({ 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.
! : e0cV *7 L*:g Summary: Best in its class
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,p(4OZz5, w8~J5XS his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
$`nKq4Y 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).
sy^k:y ? 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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d W@S'mxk#* 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…
NW-l_]k 7 V/yU5 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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hl4@ Y#n , N : 'Z 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.
%9_wDfw~ >.R6\ >N% 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!
4SG22$7 W !U02>X The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
|pIA9/~Z Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
":, HY)z 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
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QH"} 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
`[+9n2j 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
0m5Q;|mH 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
q.(p.uD 1.5 Group Velocity
+uPN+CgQ@ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
E(G =~>P Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
\!UNa le 2.1 General Remarks
>K`.!!av,Y 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
{HqwpB \@ 2.3 Linear Polarization
_ Ko0 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
?Y"bt^4j 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
&`rV{%N" 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
y) 3( 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
vOYcS$,^X% 2.8 The Brewster Angle
:oB4\/(G# 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
-_jV.`t 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
} ?P~qJ|1 2.11 Reflection Matrix
=q|fe%# Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
~A0E4UJgq 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
v 9~Hl 3.2 Young’s Experiment
5iola}6 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
#( nheL 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
}iy`Ko+B"b 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
.}fc*2.' 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Fqzk/m 3.7 Spatial Coherence
Vvx(7p-GQ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
M3Kpp _d_! 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
v)JQb-< Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
K*J8(/WkD 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
OU=9fw 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
T[)) ful 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
TJY$<: 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
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Fga9 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
k?Jzy 5.2 Fundamental Theory
'4sT+q 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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!W:QLOe6F 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
y_"G Mw 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
6,G^iv6H 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
7>{edNy!, Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
OxF\ Hm)( 6.1 General Remarks
)ymF: ]QC 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
eEsEW<su 6.3 The General Wave Equation
lGB7( 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
;lGa.RD[a 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
p!'wOThO` 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
se_zCS4Y 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
Ao96[2U6 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
wri[#D { 6.9 Optical Activity
af{;4Cr 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
xSb/9 8; 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
uMsKF %m 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
v03~=( Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
c%~'[W04\ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
mS~3 QV 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
` j>qOT 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
Lu:!vTRmw 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
cb%w,yXw 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
#Mbt%m 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
&P3B 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
8Z3+S)6 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
*MagicA 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
Wc3!aLNx 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
kq%`9,XE 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
(%0X\zvu/ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
qC\$>QU} 8.1 General Remarks
x6DH0*[. 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
6%S>~L66 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
^DZiz[X+| 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
c<&+[{| 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
=r0!-[XCa 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
|P ?8<8p 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
kj0A%q#'} 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
FeV=4tsy 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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$E7yJ|p{ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
McsqMI6 9.1 Introduction
]Vwky]d 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
/v!H{Zw=c 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
7DYD+N+T 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
V$v;lvt^Uq 9.5 Laser Oscillation
iBUf1v 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
aRG[F*BY 9.7 Gas Lasers
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Y6N+,FAk+J 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
>a4Bfnf"eI 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
wG{o bsL.! 9.12 The Ring Laser
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w@:o:yLS 10.2 Lenses
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2PeI+!7s 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
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.`h+fqa Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Fk9(FOFg 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
41uS r 1 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
L0_=R;.< 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
LB{a&I LG 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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PRah?|*0s Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
G/ ^|oJ/G Rating: 5
x4( fW\ pF !vW This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
x)U; g1{wxBFE It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
Bpp9I;)c L"-&B$B: 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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.z4FuG,R *oWz H _ 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.
Ce)Wvuh v}mmY>M% 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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0#V^[%Q Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
Z"^@ B2v Rating: 4
ky%%H; A3$b_i @P 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.
