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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&Zzd6[G+ &J]|pf3m Publisher: Dover Publications
a/ 4!zT Number Of Pages: 336
v U4G w4 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
xr;:gz!h ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
K )D5 %?D ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
O_E\(So Binding: Paperback
*y}<7R jD<fu 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.
I[x+7Y0k9 .wdWs tQ Summary: Best in its class
E43Gk!/|( Rating: 5
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eT his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
E$4_.Z8sRw 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
#4yh-D" 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
X \=m 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
\68 x]q[ qe/|u3I<lF To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
MV(Sb:RZ FX->_}kL= Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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9Kp zj43 1" hd5a If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
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^S$ 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!
9 rMP"td t+H=%{z The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
Q.b<YRZ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
SU` RHAo 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Ala~4_" WL 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
doX8Tq 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
7\T~K Yb? 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
pxuZ=< 1.5 Group Velocity
]N& Y25oT5 1.6 The Doppler Effect
mY'c<>6t Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
fr19C%{ 2.1 General Remarks
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2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
z_ 01*O 2.3 Linear Polarization
qH8d3?1XO 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
Ir,3' G 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
(C&Lpt_ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
4PcsU HR 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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1KI,/ H"SY 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
"44A#0)B'l 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
O:I"<w 9_1 2.11 Reflection Matrix
MjNq8 '$" Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
~vGX(8N 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
eM) I% 3.2 Young’s Experiment
KJs/4oR; 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
a*D])Lu[ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
drM@6$k 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
8M~^/Zc 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
%x]8^vze 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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=.Hq]l6+ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
-aV!ZODt 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
>Av[`1a2F 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
q b[UA5S\` 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
zZhA]J 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
01_*^iCf5 Chapter 5 Diffraction
A@?Rj 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
X9S` #N 5.2 Fundamental Theory
- Mubq 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
3+uCTn0% 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
w Jr5[p*M 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
P\ nz;}nv 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
V9 J`LQ\0 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
kgl7l?|O Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
jI;iTKjB( 6.1 General Remarks
|n/qJIE6 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Pc:5*H 6.3 The General Wave Equation
; dR4a@ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
"gQ-{ W 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
-"9&YkN 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
"B34+fOur 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
N+3]C9 2o 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
?r}'0 dW 6.9 Optical Activity
P2t{il 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
>%?kp[ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
h@H8oZ[ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
j ]X $7 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
<=g{E- 7.1 Thermal Radiation
@L/p 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
"rJJ~[Y 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
c*~ /`lG 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
xaw)iC[gI{ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
hUo}n>Aa 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
u;/5@ADW 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
tF&g3)D:NV 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
}NgevsV>; 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
9()d7Y#d/` 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
v *[oe 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
)%6h9xyXt Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
QO;OeMQv% 8.1 General Remarks
4Y/kf%]]A 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
jY|fP!?[ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Gkr?M^@K 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
{S6:LsFfm 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
dR|*VT\ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
|3SM 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
d&x #9ka 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
gT&s &0_7 8.9 Molecular Spectra
t"Tv(W?_ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
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Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
W)z@>4`Bb 9.1 Introduction
_t7}ny[ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
)&F] j 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
oa;vLX$ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
50='>|b 9.5 Laser Oscillation
3X>x` 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
RO!em~{D* 9.7 Gas Lasers
h|Ah\P?o 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
,l )7]p*X 9.9 Dye Lasers
AC}[Q p! 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
>gSiH#> 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
6Qw5_V^0o 9.12 The Ring Laser
NQu .%= Chapter 10 Ray Optics
t M DJ,rT 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
>2 BWie?T 10.2 Lenses
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~C31=\$ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
Zjq( ]y 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
g=)OcTd# Appendix I Relativistic Optics
h( V:-D 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
C xbGL 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
HD~o]l=H 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
!+ H)N 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
/JGET References
d$}!x[g$Z Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
}|9!|Q F[5sFk M7 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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\NF5)] : Ej#pM. This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
'jA>P\@8 c_ Dg0 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.
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DOB#PI [/ s%/x3anz= Summary: For the price Great
S-2@:E Rating: 5
;^f ;< t#N@0kIX. 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.
CwdeW.A" j B }t529Z One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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jzb%?8ZJ g/(3D Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
={G0p=~+,p Rating: 4
,ui=Wi 1 MG-#p8 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.
