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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1DhC,)+D}q c{_JPy Publisher: Dover Publications
gua7<z6=eh Number Of Pages: 336
Lt=32SvTn Publication Date: 1989-06-01
eU@Mv5&6 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
'"\'<>Be ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
aK95&Jyw& Binding: Paperback
w$AR R ZQH#+*t} A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
-egnMc67 1}c'UEr%) Summary: Best in its class
z<mN-1PM7& Rating: 5
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Um6}h@> his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
'QxJU$ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
kY'Wf`y( 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).
X-_VuM_p 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.
VQ|{Q} pCrm `hy( 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…
m7g*zu2# MTZCI} Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
.pQ5lK(R Rating: 4
!cYID \}S, rU&Y/ 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.
DAP/ -` ViuDX= 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!
8K?}!$fz Xi) ;dcNJ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
Wp8>Gfb2 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
;"x+V gS' 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
g.@[mf0r 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
`Ucj_6&Tqs 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
H~nX!sO 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
;Vat\,45pg 1.5 Group Velocity
h!%y,4IBR 1.6 The Doppler Effect
XLCqB|8`V Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
4S~kNp$ 2.1 General Remarks
CvE^t#Bok 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
ZxSFElDD]E 2.3 Linear Polarization
7Tdx*1 U 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
yzp# 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
b7dsi|Yo 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
0VtjVz*C7& 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
X"+p=PGZK 2.8 The Brewster Angle
<_<zrXc] 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
GHd1?$ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
_Ffg"xoC 2.11 Reflection Matrix
(b//YyqN Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
6,q_M(;c 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
_$c o Y 3.2 Young’s Experiment
||QK)$" 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
XZARy:+bc 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
aYT!xdCI 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
M.t,o\xl 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
zHZfp_I 3.7 Spatial Coherence
4tLdqs 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
vLHn4>J,R 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
j;@a~bks6z Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
F +(S-Qk1 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
mu{C>w_Rz 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
mz6]=]1w 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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YZ+G7D> Chapter 5 Diffraction
yP+<kv4 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
}k-8PG = 5.2 Fundamental Theory
#0b:5.vy 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
:cWU,V 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
/Tm+&Jd 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
c86KDEF 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
D1Zy Js# 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
{:!>Y1w> Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
k-=lt\? 6.1 General Remarks
cWx`y>< 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
T^|k` 6.3 The General Wave Equation
eZ(ThA*2=t 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
ub~ t} 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
o}:x-Y 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
sk3 9[9 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
FNH)wk 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
iZy>V$Aq 6.9 Optical Activity
8bdO-LJ9 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
Jk>vn+q8P^ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
}WIkNG4{Z 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
E|c(#P{ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
U MRFTwY 7.1 Thermal Radiation
i,<'AL ) 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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gjG SI'M0B 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
:VP4: J^ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
(@XQ]S}L 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
@,.D]43 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
GD.Ss9_h1 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
|;~=^a3?q 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
qH4|k2Lm 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
stajTN*J Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Pz0MafF|T 8.1 General Remarks
v(yJGEf0 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
9zqo!& 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Cwls e- 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
2_HIn 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
3S+9LOrhY 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
>eG<N@13p 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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85G-`T 8.9 Molecular Spectra
@z ",1^I 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
!hq*WtIk Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
|E?r+] 9.1 Introduction
W/BPf{U 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
&^#iS<s1 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
dX/7n= 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
ZtO$kK%q; 9.5 Laser Oscillation
kVWcf-f 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
tlp,HxlP 9.7 Gas Lasers
!Ea >tQ| 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
\O "`o4 9.9 Dye Lasers
*`"+J_ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
:po6%}hn 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
\_,p@r]Q 9.12 The Ring Laser
/J-'[Mc'D[ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
_"Bj`5S 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
tIDN~[1 10.2 Lenses
7\%JJw6h 10.3 Ray Equations
Cs>` f,o 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
R&Nl!QTJj 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
axUj3J> Appendix I Relativistic Optics
J$yq#LBbR@ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
\ZADY.ha 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
7OmT^jV2 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
i!}k5k*Z 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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_2G _Io %:`v.AG Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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rwXpB<@l@ `$JvWN,kB This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
EP@u4F KX9IC5pR 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.
r craf4% _[&V9Jt 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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/xJD/"Y3& Rating: 5
a~jb%i_ #d$zW4ur2 Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
G?$o+Y'F C5 ILVQ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
1+$F= M~ 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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:'F,l: Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
5@>hjXi"Y Rating: 4
{7m2vv? Z >&;J/ME 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.