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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LIz'hfS! H~Uy/22aQy Publisher: Dover Publications
i<tJG{A= Number Of Pages: 336
T9kc(i' Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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$XkO\6kh ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
Gp)J[8j Binding: Paperback
?0JNaf x`I Wo:j 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.
"VoufXM: >O~V#1 H Summary: Best in its class
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6m2R .O#7X his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
OqF8KJnO; 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).
+IjBeQ? 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.
I=P<RG7j) Ux= B*m1@{ 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…
:mf&,? /P]N40_@ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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`/!FZh< !V/7q'&t= 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.
Lg#(?tMp,' 7&%#bMnw 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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\"Z\Af< Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
9v3n4=gc 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
cc}#-HKR[ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
aXZi 2 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
uf (_<~ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
P7/Xh3 1.5 Group Velocity
ORWi+H| 1.6 The Doppler Effect
-XwS?*O Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
g:G5'pZf 2.1 General Remarks
oEFo7X`t 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
V U5</si+ 2.3 Linear Polarization
(FgX9SV]p9 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
/nX_Q?mo 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
w&J_c8S 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
~.0'v [N 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
+ DE/DR: 2.8 The Brewster Angle
'#,C5*` 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
+KNd%AJ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
JV'aqnb.8\ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
fM*?i"j;Y Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
hJir_= 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
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8.I3%u 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
:h3n[% 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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`s Pk:cNz~ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
~3f|-%Z 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
734n1-F?I% 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
y}|E) Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
T3 4Z#PFwe 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
*n[B Bz 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
AP1ZIc6 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
A:yql`&s 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
$\~cWpv Chapter 5 Diffraction
;#0$iE 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
SB .=x 5.2 Fundamental Theory
x7`+T1IJ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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gMkSl8[ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
Hr!$mf)h 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
d&f!\n_~ 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
?.lo[X<,* Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
U0{)goN. 6.1 General Remarks
dn Sb}J 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
]+B.=mO_ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
a)Pr&9I 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
"zCT S 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
P4eH:0=# 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
d"Wuu1tEY 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
(uhE'IQ{( 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
[/VpvQ' 6.9 Optical Activity
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6%>'n? 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
o90g;Vog 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
|JHNFs Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
lQvgq 7.1 Thermal Radiation
&1&OXm$ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
J]{<Z?% 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
nKnrh]hX 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
o76!7 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
=NI?Jk*iAq 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
e#mqerpJ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
S?C.: 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
>w,jaQ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
_<Ij)#Rq7 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
TJZ~Rpq 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
v-q-CI?B# Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
3/yt 8.1 General Remarks
b09xf"D 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
lz36;Fp 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Rt&5s)O' 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
m.1-[ 2{8~ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
d!Gy#<H 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
gH\>",[ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
o^*: 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
']+!i a 8.9 Molecular Spectra
CV\y60n 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
O"\_%=X9 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
|B*B>P# 9.1 Introduction
jX(${j< 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
4\ *:Lc,- 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
Ldv,(ZV,< 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
bDJ!Fc/ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
``$$yS~d}; 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
WG,1%=M@ 9.7 Gas Lasers
@U1|?~M%s 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
[6JDS;MIN 9.9 Dye Lasers
[)GRP 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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1r}i[5 9.12 The Ring Laser
3!fR'L/i Chapter 10 Ray Optics
7iwck.* 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
2rf8)8': 10.2 Lenses
~ho,bwJM[T 10.3 Ray Equations
'-Cx-= 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
ytjZ7J['{ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
k}&wy Appendix I Relativistic Optics
D6&P9e_5 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
GA[D@Wy 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
]y=U"g 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
Qj_)^3`e 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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V:J|shRo Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
V6HZvuXV! 1hgIR^;[b Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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A:GqR;;"x> CLVT5pj=' This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
)j~{P iQ8{N:58DN 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.
%7aJSuQN% knG:6tQ 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.
%aK[Yvo6 FZ+2{wIV^ Summary: For the price Great
RMT9tXe*5 Rating: 5
rA B=H*|6 {nUmlP=mS 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.
%%?}db1n Ao` e{ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
YtSYe% 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.
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{ >izfG,\ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
S|k@D2k= Rating: 4
P![ZO6`:W' 8~-TN1H 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.