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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%\uEV 9[L@*7A`m Publisher: Dover Publications
VOmWRy"L Number Of Pages: 336
fBZ\, Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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l>H G|ol ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
[>pqf Binding: Paperback
[+j 39d.Q o{ QU?H5h 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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`LWZ!Q Summary: Best in its class
%uV bI'n) Rating: 5
nV$ctdusQ ":o1g5? his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
# _zd`s3k 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
$1(FN+ M b 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).
I,0]> k x 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.
Aj2 2t lvyD#|P 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…
;~Em,M"o |B0.*te6 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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VB+sl2V<h @3 UVl^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.
H=7z d|W _ `Abz2s 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!
0 CJ4]mYl ElEa*70~g The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
9hG+? Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
]:Q7Gys 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
O>![IH(L 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
j&S8x|5 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
fGv`.T _d 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
;[_w&"[6a 1.5 Group Velocity
kS>'6xXH 1.6 The Doppler Effect
=&- hU|ur Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
oc2aE:>X 2.1 General Remarks
a oZ`C3 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
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mndUQN_Gb 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
kt";Jx 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
l7]$Wc[ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
AR}M*sSh 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
h= 3156M 2.8 The Brewster Angle
x+O}R D*G 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
GMw|@?:{ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
,H3C\.%w\ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
kUJ\AK Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
[xXml On! 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
@UO=)PxN3 3.2 Young’s Experiment
vWJhSpC[ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
zr0_SCh;2 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
,x+_/kqx 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
o E &Z f/ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
%qzp t{'?< 3.7 Spatial Coherence
T#lySev 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
ifu "e_^ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
F:/ R'0 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
cLQvzd:h= 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
y*M,&,$ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
S?{|ql py 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
-5NP@ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
];P^q`n=. Chapter 5 Diffraction
cJ&e^$:Er 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
b8 J\Lm|J 5.2 Fundamental Theory
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XR^VRn6O 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
/$hfd?L 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
%J `; 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
(n-8p6x( 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
F}Bc +i#] Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
qYFol# =% 6.1 General Remarks
5eC5oX > 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
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VI%879Z\e 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
R g &6J#h 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
9p !V?cH#8 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
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O.=~/!( 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
Gvt.m&_ 6.9 Optical Activity
tg~&kaz 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
qEE3 x>&T] 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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A.v cE Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
a4,b P*H 7.1 Thermal Radiation
v&(X& q 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
J+&AtGq]u 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
-p>KFHj6 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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l )z15e5X 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
jh ]wHG 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
$*%Ml+H- 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
t4?g_$> 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
#;H,`r 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
`sN3iD!@R 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
9B'l+nP Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
wC BL1[~C 8.1 General Remarks
F|V_i C+ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
% _1~z[Dv 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Wuo sr3P 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
6mEW*qp2F 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
UL[4sv6\9 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
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z$-/yT"M 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
7& k lX 8.9 Molecular Spectra
#rV=! j|| 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
xn@?CP`-y Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
KLq u[{y.' 9.1 Introduction
a-Cp"pKlVY 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
e =Kv[R'(M 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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SBjtg@:G0n 9.5 Laser Oscillation
?9!tMRb 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
5G){7]P+r" 9.7 Gas Lasers
9;Wz;p 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
P h]e\ 9.9 Dye Lasers
=Gd[Qn83.% 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
{L$b$u$ 7: 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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j Xi<ZJ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
)dF(5,y) 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
30>TxL=& 10.2 Lenses
gRdE6aIZ 10.3 Ray Equations
*&UVr 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
R76'1 o 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
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Appendix I Relativistic Optics
4PD"[a=" 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
9z'</tJ` 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
qR]4m]o 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
8<!qT1 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
_gC<%6#V`r References
{yt]7^ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
r.i.w0B( w,3`Xq@ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
(P`{0^O"} Rating: 5
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m3_e]v3{o mu"]B] 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.
0A?w,A`" d*A > P 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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?783LBe Fa+PN9M`?. 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.
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87<y_P@{ 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.
z(\H.P# j~Gu;%tq Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
w,}}mC)\* Rating: 4
>D:S) " -'}iK6 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.
