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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6:i{_YX(.S J7/"8S_#N Publisher: Dover Publications
fmY=SqQG- Number Of Pages: 336
nJY#d; Publication Date: 1989-06-01
ihBlP\C ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
BV"7Wp; ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
(S* T{OgO Binding: Paperback
kUUeyq q3TAWNzI0 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.
&z8@ rk| .Ebg>j:\ Summary: Best in its class
R2yiExw< Rating: 5
puA~}6C g"c\ouSY his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
uV`r_P 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).
f/&gR5 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.
`WGT`A" _Je<_pl!D 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…
o(Yfnnuy d}j%.JJK Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
w2_$>z Rating: 4
cm@q{(r n=WwB(}q 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.
#mLF6"A d5T M_C 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!
'`&gSL.1a@ {DJ!T The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
{.qeVE{ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
rg64f'+Eug 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
$!%/Kk4M 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
9`]Gosz 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
N]udZhkn 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
E58fY|9 1.5 Group Velocity
F9p'|- 1.6 The Doppler Effect
W5PNp%+KE Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
w=H 2.1 General Remarks
jcD_<WSe 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
e=&,jg?K 2.3 Linear Polarization
`dekaRo 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
/I}#0} 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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b5lZ| |W. 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
,r^zDlS<q 2.8 The Brewster Angle
lHQ:LI 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
Lgp{ hK 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
ZFwUau 2.11 Reflection Matrix
"TEF Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
'ol8l Ia.P 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
k8IhQ{@ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
F|pM$Kd` 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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UtPFkase 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
9'+Eu)l: 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
V&)Jvx}^ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
4'u +%6+__ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
IlN: NS 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
0%J0.USkM7 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
VF[$hs 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
ZD!?mR+- 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
*g7BR`Bt]z 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Io_bS+ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
XzLB#0 Chapter 5 Diffraction
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5.1 General Description of Diffraction
jMUd,j`Opx 5.2 Fundamental Theory
1OI/!!t1$ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
@cYb37)q= 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
cG!\P: re 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
A1>fNilC9 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
$fifx>! 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
6[+@#IWx Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
V'b$P2 ?^ 6.1 General Remarks
vYl2_\,Y? 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
3Ye{a<ckK 6.3 The General Wave Equation
%M)LC>c 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
RW"QUT 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
{:=sCY! 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
ri.}G 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
T.d1? 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
[vv $"$z 6.9 Optical Activity
H@,h$$ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
+G:CR,Z>+ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
,J;Cb} 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
F/%M`?m"ie Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
p"@[2hK 7.1 Thermal Radiation
Cb}I-GtO 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
m3T=x = 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
3uXRS,C 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
w'uB&z4' 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
i,V,0{$ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
J2ZV\8t 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
[?>\] 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
W6c]a/ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
X!xmto 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
S:(YZ%# 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
vKO/hZBh Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
X+2uM+ 8.1 General Remarks
OsT|MX 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
c-VIp A1 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
g1kYL$ o4 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
G!T_X*^q2U 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
0SjB&J 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
)L/0X40<. 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
LWdA3% 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
WAt= T3 8.9 Molecular Spectra
]?G|:Kx$y% 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Ce/l[v Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
q0C%">>1# 9.1 Introduction
b(_f{R7PY 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
zm!M'|~@7 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
Q}9!aB, 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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9.5 Laser Oscillation
:%-w/QwTR 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
y{KYR) 9.7 Gas Lasers
QHXA?nBX 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
9?iA~r|+ 9.9 Dye Lasers
OKPNsN 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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=&i#NSK 9.12 The Ring Laser
+ 70x0z2 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
VUi> ]v/e 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
boq=@Qh 10.2 Lenses
]ZnASlc) 10.3 Ray Equations
W)Ct*I^ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
Vk> & 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
I&U.5wf Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Z;<:=# 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
\E=MV~:R 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
_\8jnpT: 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
ff;~k?L 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
jF@BWPtF= References
< 1%}8t" Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
a&2UDl% K Aydpr_lp Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
&]h`kvtBC Rating: 5
TSD7R Xs{PAS0 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
W#+f2 RR 0xx4rpH 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.
ur.krsU hFo29oN 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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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.
1eywnOjrj nG";?TT One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
l$Vy\CfK3n 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.
3%+!qm GM8Q#vc Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
!?>QN'p.b Rating: 4
8_E(.]U _Vl~'+ e 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.