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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;+1ooeU wf_ $#.;m Publisher: Dover Publications
A=sz8?K+` Number Of Pages: 336
NiYT%K% Publication Date: 1989-06-01
PJT$9f~3;. ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
mNlbiB ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
J"-/ok(<@ Binding: Paperback
|AXV4{j_i 0oe2X1.% 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 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
>sZ_I?YDs 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
8)>4ZNXz 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).
U]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.
}USOWsLSt YU XxQ| 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…
KGGnypx` TK0WfWch Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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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.
E#Ol{6 p,tkVedR 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!
dA^{}zZu R8 LHwRQ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
}:Y)DH%u Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
%f?Zg44 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
^Rtxef 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
h8 FV2" 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
hu>wcOt 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
s@E)=;! 1.5 Group Velocity
>[&ser 1.6 The Doppler Effect
7'gk=MQc Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
QX42^]({;c 2.1 General Remarks
w}s5=>QG% 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
e jR_3K^ 2.3 Linear Polarization
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Dk&(QajL 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
ac6@E4 _ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
&-!$qUli 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
mM~&mAa+Z 2.8 The Brewster Angle
@NL37C 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
b|*+!v:I>T 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
M& )yr^ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
1]Cdfj6@ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
C^c<s 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
_pzYmQ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
i'10qWz 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
=A~5?J= 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
B%`|W@v 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
4`ZoAr-5| 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
n]7rHV}G 3.7 Spatial Coherence
g}IOHE 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
cB_9@0r[S 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
;$8ptB . Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
8C[eHC*r 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
wn|;Li 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
eC WF0a 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
HH0ck(u_A* 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
stMxlG"d Chapter 5 Diffraction
R+!oPWfb 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
5s;@ ;V 5.2 Fundamental Theory
H= w6 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
4>2\{0r 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
ThkCKM 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
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"kC6G% Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
{=,G>p 6.1 General Remarks
n2:Uu>/ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
-[&Z{1A4x4 6.3 The General Wave Equation
Qmb+%z 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
l>L?T#v!_ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
OH@gwC 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
4sX?O4p 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
2^"!p;WQ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
,L<x=Dg 6.9 Optical Activity
CIsX$W 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
,izp^,` 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
,9"du 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
e@]m@ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
xwW(WHdC] 7.1 Thermal Radiation
\){_\{& 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
9G"4w` P 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
LN5BU,4= 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
xi4b;U j 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
y |i(~ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
3sIdwY)ZS_ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
E{QjmlXQ< 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
v~W;&{ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
d>T8V(Bb 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
!)CY\c4}d> 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
B5h)F> &G Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
L_|iQwU% 8.1 General Remarks
Wb#<ctM> 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
R4'>5.M 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
+uj;00 D 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
9$qw&j[ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
]&B/rSC 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
t;0]d7ey' 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
9~2iA,xs 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
1(*+_TvZ 8.9 Molecular Spectra
;CoD5F! 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
|/c-~|% Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
n5efHJU 9.1 Introduction
S6C DK: 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
.W$9nbly 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
@MoCEtt 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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ew~uOG+ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
`Fe/=]<$ 9.7 Gas Lasers
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<g\:By^ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
s jaaZx1 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
~(NFjCUY? 9.12 The Ring Laser
ME$J?3r Chapter 10 Ray Optics
#6mw CA| 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
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s&CK 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
X+ybgB4( 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
%F$]v Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Sj*W|n\gj 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
"4T36b 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
N6T 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
4x=sJ%E 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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>{A)d< Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
!\$4A, |%rRALIY Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
6/p9ag] Rating: 5
E@l@f Zs;c0T"> This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
+# !?+'A X4Uy3 TV> 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.
v}z^M_eFm X'%BS 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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`r}a:w- Rating: 5
.vIRz-S &N3a`Ua 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.
$RHw6*COG Z^J)]UL/ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
(Hmh b}H 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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;n55N 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.