光学 : 第4版

Preface

1.History of Optics

References

2.What is Light?

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The Corpuscular Model

2.3 The Wave Model

2.4 The Particle Nature of Radiation

2.5 Wave Nature of Matter

2.6 The Uncertainty Principle

2.7 The Single Slit Diffraction Experiment

2.8 The Probabilistic Interpretation of Matter Waves

2.9 An Understanding of Interference Experiments

2.10 The Polarization of a Photon

2.11 The Time-energy Uncertainty Relation

Summary

Problems

Solutions

References and Suggested Readings

Part 1 Geometrical Optics

3.Fermats Principle and Its Applications

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Laws of Reflection and Refraction from Fermats Principle

3.3 Ray Paths in an Inhomo~eneous Medium

3.4 The Ray Equation and its Solutions

3.5 Refraction of Rays at the Interface between an Isotropic Medium and an Anisotropic Medium

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

4.Refraction and Reflection by Spherical Surfaces

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Refraction at a Single Spherical Surface

4.3 Reflection by a Single Spherical Surface

4.4 The Thin Lens

4.5 The Principal FOCI and Focal Lengths of a Lens

4.6 The Newton Formula

4.7 Lateral Magnification

4.8 Aplanatic Points of a Sphere

4.9 The Cartesian Oval

4.10 Geometrical Proof for the Existence of Aplanatic Points

4.11 The Sine Condition

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

5.The Matrix Method in Paraxial Optics

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Matrix Method

5.3 Unit Planes

5.4 Nodal Planes

5.5 A System of Two Thin Lenses

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

6.Aberrations

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Chromatic Aberration

6.3 Monochromatic Aberrations

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

Part 2 Vibrations and Waves

7.Simple Harmonic Motion， Forced Vibrations and Origin of Refractive Index

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Simple Harmonic Motion

7.3 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion

7.4 Forced Vibrations

7.5 Origin of Refractive Index

7.6 Rayleigh Scattering

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

8.Fourier Series and Applications

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Transverse Vibrations of a Plucked String

8.3 Application of Fourier Series in Forced Vibrations

8.4 The Fourier Integral

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

9.The Dirac Delta Function and Fourier Transforms

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Representations of the Dirac Delta Function

9.3 Integral Representation of the Delta Function

9.4 Delta Function as a Distribution

9.5 Fourier Integral Theorem

9.6 The Two and Three Dimensional Fourier Transform

Summary

Problems

10.Group Velocity and Pulse Dispersion

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Group Velocity

10.3 Group Velocity of a Wave Packet

10.4 Self Phase Modulation

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

11.Wave Propagation and the Wave Equation

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Sinusoidal Waves： Concept of Frequency and Wavelength

11.3 Types of Waves

11.4 Energy Transport in Wave Motion

11.5 The One-dimensional Wave Equation

11.6 Transverse Vibrations of a Stretched Strinz

11.7 Longitudinal Sound Waves in a Solid

11.8 Longitudinal Waves in a Gas

11.9 The General Solution of the One-dimensional Wave Equation

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

12.Huygens Principle and Its Applications

12.1 Introduction

12.2 HuygensTheory

12.3 Rectilinear Propagation

12.4 Application of Huygens Principle to Study Refraction and Reflection

12.5 Huygens Principle in Inhomogeneous Media

Summary

Problems

References and Suggested Readings

Part 3 Interference

13.Superposition of Waves

14.Two Beam Interference by Division of Wavefront

15.Interference by Division of Amplitude

16.Multiple Beam Interferometry

17.Coherence

Part 4 Diffraction

18.Fraunhofer Diffraction： I

19.Fraunhofer Diffraction： II and Fourier Optics

20.Fresnel Diffraction

21.Holography

Part 5 Electromagnetic Character of Light

22.Polarization and Double Refraction

23.Electromagnetic Waves

24.Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves

Part 6 Photons

25.The Particle Nature of Radiation

Part 7 Lasers & Fiber Optics

26.Lasers： An Introduction

27.Fiber Optics I： Basic Concepts and Ray Optics Considerations

28.Fiber Optics II： Basic Waveguide Theory and Concept of Modes

29.Fiber Optics III： Single Mode Fibers

Appendix A： Gamma Functions and Integrals Involving Gaussian Functions

Appendix B： Evaluation of the Integral

Appendix C： Diffraction of a Gaussian Beam

Appendix D： TE and TM Modes in Planar Waveguides

Name Index

Subject Index

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