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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|hZ|+7 @k#z&@b Publisher: Dover Publications
f@,hO5h(_| Number Of Pages: 336
61t- Publication Date: 1989-06-01
* wQZ' ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
.q~,.yI&j ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
Yg]FF`{p= Binding: Paperback
'T#<OR bUZ&}(/ 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.
*$*nY [/5 &B{Jxc`VA Summary: Best in its class
sf|_2sI Rating: 5
&~D.")Dz T3B|r<>I his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
ocDVCCkxg 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).
EeF n{_ 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.
)PLc+J.I $6]x,Ct To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
Kuzy&NI^w %\s#e Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
yx`r;|ds} Rating: 4
8B% O%*5` h P6fTZ=Ln If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
P(W\aLp `G:qtHn"Q< There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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]pucv! Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
GoZJDE3 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
B@~eBU,$ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
~[bMfkc3 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
CUTEp/+ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
rg]A_(3Bb 1.5 Group Velocity
85d7IB{28 1.6 The Doppler Effect
d$G%F $BTs Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
L_CEY 2.1 General Remarks
[^"(%{H 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
z2EI"'4\9 2.3 Linear Polarization
ysw6hVb 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
MHzsxF| 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
Y9c9/_CSj 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
B39PDJ]hu 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
\T#(rt\j 2.8 The Brewster Angle
c )P%O 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
}E\+e!'!2 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
B?zS_Ue 2.11 Reflection Matrix
/hj9Q! Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
xQ(KmP2hl 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
d .lu 3.2 Young’s Experiment
OM&\Mo 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
e]y=]}A3{ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
j]]ziz,E 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
&rtz&}ZB; 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
<45dy5!Tz 3.7 Spatial Coherence
j2v[-N4 {J 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
G^eFS; 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
vpr@ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
8"I5v(TV 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
;@;ie8H 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
_ZE$\5>- 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
5]O LV1Xt 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
eNk!pI7g Chapter 5 Diffraction
CIs1*:Q9 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
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V%KW[v<G< 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
LW8{a& 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Y_iF$m/R 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
1:l&&/Wy 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
]Pl6:FB8%@ 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
:^.8 7>V7 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
vkauX:M 6.1 General Remarks
Js2_&?}3f 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
*V<2\- 6.3 The General Wave Equation
If I$ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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^V;lZtZ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
U JRT4>G 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
ng)yCa_Ny 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
^=M(K '' 6.9 Optical Activity
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$ax%K?MBD 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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n7YWc5:CaL Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
:usBeho 7.1 Thermal Radiation
u KdX4 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
/P:WQ* 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
9'L0Al~L 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
@T=HcUP) 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
&=t(NI$ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
U=1`. Ove 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
.&!{8jBX 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
|4*2xDcl 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
K OHH74}_ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
oUS>p" : 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
) x O_ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
-Ce4px?3 8.1 General Remarks
?d`+vHK]> 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
&7nfTc 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
1OwkLy,P 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
2Mi;}J1C{ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
P VW9iT+c 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
#AnSjl 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
3 AF]en 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
g\h7`-#t 8.9 Molecular Spectra
49kia!FR 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
">^]^wa08 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
q2pao?aa 9.1 Introduction
OmuZ0@. 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
,TA[el%# 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
rKO*A7vE 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
gQt@xNO 9.5 Laser Oscillation
l\y*wr` 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
+>%+r 9.7 Gas Lasers
oD2;Tdk 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
JF=ABJ= 9.9 Dye Lasers
r6_a%A* 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
FPFYH?;$ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
DLM9o3/*J 9.12 The Ring Laser
tB?S0;yXjd Chapter 10 Ray Optics
wx'Tv 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
_cs9R% 10.2 Lenses
D6:J*F&? 10.3 Ray Equations
]>i0;RME 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
}iloX# 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
%dR./{txT Appendix I Relativistic Optics
#a l^Uqd 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
-+Dvyr 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
P!ICno6[e 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
U.0/r!po 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
nU *fne? References
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dz9-+C{m m?`Rl6!@8\ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
za/#R_%p Rating: 5
Mdh"G @$n 'Mqa2o'M This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
JH;DVPX9z 4!qDG+m 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.
]}l!L; %lmRe(M 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.
[]Ea0jYu 8PS:yBkA| Summary: For the price Great
?R} oXSVT Rating: 5
Ee&$9 )t c[7qnSH Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
DyZ90]N .).<L`q One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
:wAB"TCt0 I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
A UV$ S2 Nf'9]I Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
rXX|?9' Rating: 4
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l> FCPRg^=<!~ 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.