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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rRI" =6PTT$, Publisher: Dover Publications
,hMdxZJd Number Of Pages: 336
0keqtr Publication Date: 1989-06-01
hFLD2< ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
hUL5V1-j ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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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.
W3AtO _9y Summary: Best in its class
w6b\l1Z Rating: 5
#*J+4aw3 `5J`<BPs his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
M/!5r 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).
`>kHJI4 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.
#2dd`F8 Ptj,9bf<\ 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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`~~.0QC Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
M1>2Q[h7 Rating: 4
dV~d60jOF #kmZS/" 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.
oRp;9 ;+86q"&n 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!
;%#.d$cU ,PmQ}1kGW The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
MQ~OG9. Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
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Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Qp]-:b 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
0$saDmED 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
r~<I5MZY 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
y2_^lW% 1.5 Group Velocity
Or({|S9d2 1.6 The Doppler Effect
;*~y4'{z Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
=1:dKo8 2.1 General Remarks
<B3v4f 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
].A>ORS/ 2.3 Linear Polarization
|i/Iv 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
E/<5JhI9~ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
t;>"V.F<1 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
@c>a 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
Uk2U: 2.8 The Brewster Angle
7Ud 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
1cA4-,YO> 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
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-pF3q2zb Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
|=\w b^l+ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
U\<8}+x 3.2 Young’s Experiment
&efwfnG< 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
g^`;B" 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
@u4q\G\ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
\v*WI)] 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
AV t(e6H 3.7 Spatial Coherence
]< Ugg 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
W5&;PkhQ6 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
`1 tD&te0 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
L\`uD[g 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
);m7;}gE 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
kS\A_"bc 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
ljS~>& 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
dxz.%a@PW Chapter 5 Diffraction
eM>f#M 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
vvsQf% 5.2 Fundamental Theory
;$0)k(c9 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
nMBKZ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
SLj2/B0 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
Z>O2 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
F74^HQ*J 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
`.0WK Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
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s}O9[_v 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
[r)Hm/_=|U 6.3 The General Wave Equation
XSw!_d 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
@@])B# 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
vz~QR i* 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
gM5`UH| 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
mvCH$}w8& 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
RKt#2%FFO 6.9 Optical Activity
hxedQvW 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
aYmC LLj 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
pyf/%9R:d 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
NI1jJfH|l Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
&B;M.sz~C4 7.1 Thermal Radiation
figCeJ!W4 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
8}Qmhm`_j= 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
@N?u{|R:d 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
`Tt;)D 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
t/3t69 \x 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
t:SME'~.P 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
k9'`<82Y 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
NJe^5>4` 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
aj$#8l |zu 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
'5*8'.4Sy 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
sXpA^pT"T Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
<z=d5g{n 8.1 General Remarks
F/QRgXV 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
#cZ<[K q6 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
+ROwk 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
LzS)WjEN 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
5d4/}o}%" 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
mfI>1W( 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
'/ >7pB 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
V"r2 t9A 8.9 Molecular Spectra
?FRuuAS 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
{cW%i: Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
XITh_S4fs= 9.1 Introduction
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'0\v[f{K3G 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
\QZ~w_ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
B9&$sTAB 9.5 Laser Oscillation
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v'vYNh 9.7 Gas Lasers
D=0^"7K 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
;ye5HlH}. 9.9 Dye Lasers
Vzs_g]V 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
wS)2ymRg 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
>[D(<b(U& 9.12 The Ring Laser
|P>Yf0 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
?KKu1~a_ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
O\"k[V?.V 10.2 Lenses
rZK;=\Ot 10.3 Ray Equations
S=N3qBH6 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
z+k[HE^S 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
)5O E~}> Appendix I Relativistic Optics
CBVL/pxy 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
v"LH^!/ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Kz>Bw;R( 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
|BC/ERms 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
qSg=[7XOO References
Sp2<rI Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
G 5T{* -fA1_ ?7S Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
GgNqc i, Rating: 5
G|h@O' c=52*& This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
[`]h23vRW 4^jIV!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.
[ljC S ]c=nkS 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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?c;T4@mB *wd@YMOP 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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:CR1Oy 9 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.
WA$Ug _>LI[yf{ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
{+SshT>J Rating: 4
B9[eLh! 6zf3A:]&{ 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.