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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gMkQYo(# Publisher: Dover Publications
~M c'~:{O Number Of Pages: 336
X_3*DqY Publication Date: 1989-06-01
]\JLlQ}#H ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
-$ VP#% ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
ia9=&Hy]) Binding: Paperback
_\2Ae\&c mhNX05D 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.
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o){\qhLp Rating: 5
OGR2Y bo-AM] his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
m{w'&\T 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).
cb3Q{.-.# 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.
GXnrVI t?aOZps 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…
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0.&Lzz 0X<U.Sxn Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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u]z87#4 |Wg!>g! 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.
Nd h #iiXJnG 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}AhDIw!G Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
c;B: o 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
?8/T#ox 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
BO,xA -+ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
?u4t; 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
dJ9v/k_ 1.5 Group Velocity
<~Oy3#{ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
V q[4RAd^P Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
?Q[b1: ;Lm 2.1 General Remarks
t ch;_7? 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
S8,e`F 2.3 Linear Polarization
;)ku SH 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
6pdek3pOCt 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
i )!+`w*Y 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
[9;[g~;E%m 2.8 The Brewster Angle
GboZ T68 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
,ll<0Atg 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
rNoCmNm 2.11 Reflection Matrix
ANRZQpnXQ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
dAr=X4LE 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
ILIv43QKM( 3.2 Young’s Experiment
M#.dF{%% 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
[85b+SKW 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
}a"koL 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
_)Ad%LPsd7 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
r`Bm"xI 3.7 Spatial Coherence
Kw =RqF 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
o&)v{q 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
N5b^ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
#OwxxUeZ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
&e3pmHp' 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
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Rjn%<R2nW 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
F*JbTEOn Chapter 5 Diffraction
=>-W!Of 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
e8 c.&j3m 5.2 Fundamental Theory
2Mu3]2> 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Rxq4Diq5k 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
re fAgS!=q 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
@GWlo\rM6^ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
l:OXxHxRi 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
$wcTUl Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
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i8!err._ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
>?jmeD3u 6.3 The General Wave Equation
F8xu&Vk0: 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
MM*9Q`cB 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
kvN<o-B 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Z~ K} @ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
g:YUuZ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
3$3%W<&^ 6.9 Optical Activity
Xdh@ ^` 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
mGoNT 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
blUS6"kV} 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
F$S/zh$)0 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
nK`H;k 7.1 Thermal Radiation
t!59upbN}3 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
d*$x|B|V 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
`_x#`%!#2 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
b_)SMAsO7 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
I:WPP'L4o 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
lNMJcl3 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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Gh}* <X;N 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
G+tzp&G@ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
| Pqs)Mb] 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
r-Oz k$ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Ky*xAx: 8.1 General Remarks
93/`e}P"o 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
hVdGxT]6 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
!Pu7%nV. 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
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M"foP@ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
EcPvE=^c 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
O O-Obg^ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
2<*Yq8 8.9 Molecular Spectra
0ke1KKy/d 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
&`_|[Y ]H Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
!lKDNQ8>[" 9.1 Introduction
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9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
_I%mY!x\` 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
F#o{/u?T 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
0Qg%48u 9.5 Laser Oscillation
U+uIuhz 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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UJ`%uLR~ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
v%QCp 9.9 Dye Lasers
)5TX3#=;(G 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
R(2MI}T 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
n&8N`!^o 9.12 The Ring Laser
xRF_'|e Chapter 10 Ray Optics
c70B 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
E8o9ufj3 10.2 Lenses
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(JiEV3GH 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
>P6U0 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
SNV;s, Appendix I Relativistic Optics
ve4QS P 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
!)c0 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
R~bLEo 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
(; Zl 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
2Mu(GUe; References
U27ja|W^ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
`~@}f"c`u b{W ,wn Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
$'lJ_jL Rating: 5
UL" <V V{0 V/Nv This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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|hHbD^V 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.
4;w#mzd .|K\1qGW0 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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U9AtC.IG! Rating: 5
+Jc-9Ko\c; J1Y3>40 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.
,-BZsZ0~ a[gN+DX%L One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
OL[_2m*;9p 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.
1 z[blNs& >2)!w Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
I3?:KVa Rating: 4
sQT,@'" 3*b!]^d:D 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.