在100多本光学书中探索什么是光学

光是一种电磁波，因此遵循电磁理论。光的这种概念叫做电磁光学。虽然电磁波包含互相耦合的电场和磁场矢量波，但很多光学现象只需通过电场标量波描述，而这种近似处理就是标量波动光学，简称波动光学。光遇到尺寸远大于其波长的物体时，波动性质不易察觉，此时可使用遵循几何规则的射线描述光的传播。这种模型就是射线光学或几何光学，即波动光学在波长趋近于零时的极限形式。

在经典光学框架内，电磁光学提供最完备的解释，但某些具有量子本性的光学现象必须利用量子光学进行解释。电磁理论的量子版本叫做量子电动力学(QED)。对于光学现象，QED理论也叫做量子光学。

光学涉及各种产生和操控光的技术，特别是激光，因此存在非常广泛的应用。下面通过100多本光学书的书名(只选择包含optic的书名)探索光学学什么、光学做什么、光学有什么用等问题，让我们顾名思义知光学。

一、从基础和原理出发

1、首先看一些不加定语的光学书：

[1] Optics by Hecht

[2] Fundamentals of Optics by Jenkins and White

[3] Introduction to Optics by Pedrottis

[4] Principles of Optics by Born and Wolf

作为介绍基础、导论或原理的光学书，它们包含了大学光学课程的几乎所有内容。虽然只从书名看不出光学是什么，但我们可以从两位诺奖得主对光学原理的评价中窥视光学的变革。

朱棣文说，光学现已发展到涵盖所有理解和利用电磁辐射的方法。光学原理从1959年第一版就以最严谨的数学体系、最深远的影响力和最高频的引用率，成为经典光学领域中的权威经典。本书涵盖丰富的内容，从几何像差理论到衍射理论的严谨推导，已成为众多光学人——从物理学家到光学工程师甚至微波工程师——不可或缺的基础参考。

William Phillips说，光学原理纪念版令人思考这部经典著作的重要性。我学习光学时正值激光革命的开端，它为陈旧的光学注入了激动人心的新活力。学生时代的光学带着十九世纪的古旧气息，而作为研究者接触的光学则充满现代的爆发力。光学原理正是引领我探索的指南。对于经典光学问题，此书是求解首选。

2、现在给光学加上熟悉的定语：

[5] Modern Optics by B. D. Guenther

[6] Modern Classical Optics by Geoffrey Brooker

[7] Physical Optics by R.W. Wood

[8] Quantum Optics: An Introduction by Mark Fox

[9] Geometric and Trigonometric Optics by Dereniaks

[10] Elementary Wave Optics by Robert Webb

[11] Introduction to Ray, Wave, and Beam Optics with Applications by Shanti Bhattacharya

[12] Electromagnetic Optics by Gregory Gbur

[13] Coherent and Polarization Optics by Jiayi Yu and Yongtao Zhang

[14] Introduction to Fourier Optics by Joseph Goodman

[15] Statistical Optics by Joseph Goodman

[16] Understanding Fiber Optics by Jeff Hecht

[17] Nonlinear Optics by Robert Boyd

[18] Ultrafast Optics by Andrew Weiner

[19] Demonstrational Optics by Marchenko, et al

[20] A First Course in Laboratory Optics by Andri Gretarsson

二、利用软件学习光学

[21] Optics: Learning by Computing with Examples Using Maple, MathCad, Matlab, Mathematica, and Maple by Karl Moeller

[22] Optics Using Matlab by Scott Teare

[23] Optics Using Python by Daniel Mulkey

[24] Understanding Optics with Python by Lakshminarayanan, et al

[25] Engineering Optics with Matlab by Poon and Kim

[26] Modern Information Optics with Matlab by Zhang and Poon

[27] Computational Fourier Optics: A Matlab Tutorial by David Voelz

[28] Simulating Fourier Optics Using Mathematica by Joseph Goodman

三、利用软件设计光学

[29] Designing Optics Using Code V by O'Shea and Bentley

[30] Designing Optics Using Zemax OpticStudio by O'Shea and Bentley

[31] Optical Design Using Excel by Hiroshi Nakajima

[32] Optical Interference Filters Using Matlab by Scott Teare

四、人人需要光学

不不管从事什么光学工作，甚至是非光学领域的普通人，总有一本光学书为你而写。

[33] Optics for Dummies by by Galen Duree

[34] Optics for Engineers by Charles DiMarzio

[35] Optics for Materials Scientists by Myeongkyu Lee

[36] Optics for Technicians by Max Riedl

[37] Quantum Optics for Experimentalists by Zheyu Ou

[38] A Master Optician's Guide to Hand Grinding and Polishing by Peter Thelin

[39] Basic Optics for the Astronomical Sciences by James Breckinridge

[40] Basic Optical Engineering for Engineers and Scientists by Haiyin Sun

[41] Optics Inspections and Tests: A Guide for Optics Inspectors and Designers by Michael Hausner

[42] Optical Measurements for Scientists and Engineers by McClelland and Mankin

五、从光学元件到系统和仪器

[43] 3D Printing of Optics by Heinrich and Rank

[44] Applied Prismatic and Reflective Optics by Dennis Vanderwerf

[45] Diffractive Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Test by O'Shea, et al

[46] Molded Optics by Symmons and Schaub

[47] Modern Optics Drawings: The ISO 10110 Companion by Herman, et al

[48] Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments by Paul Yoder

[49] The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage, and Shipping by Robert Schalck

[50] Optics and Optical Instruments by B.K. Johnson

[51] Optical Shop Testing by Daniel Malacara

[52] Optical Specification, Fabrication, and Testing by Jim Schwiegerling

[53] Optical System Design by Fischer, et al

[54] Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making it All Work by Philip Hobbs

[55] Polarized Light and Optical Systems by Chipman, et al                                                                                                                  

六、怎样调制光

[56] Acousto-Optics by Adrian Korpel

[57] Electro-Optics Handbook by Waynant and Ediger

[58] Magneto-Optics: An Introduction by Fumagalli and Schoenes

[59] Adaptive Optics by Robert Tyson

[60] Crystal Optics: Properties and Applications by Ashim Kumar Bain

[61] Liquid Crystal Optics for Applications by Takatoh and Mochizuki

七、听过的、没听过的光学

[62] Applied Optics and Optical Engineering by Rudolf Kingslake

[63] Biomedical Optics: Principles and Imaging by Lihong Wang and Hsin-I Wu

[64] Clinical Optics by Elkington, et al

[65] Fundamentals of Attosecond Optics by Zenghu Chang

[66] Imaging Optics by Braat and Tӧrӧk

[67] Integrated Optics by Hunsperger

[68] Introduction to Metalens Optics by Ivan Moreno

[69] LEGO Optics by Grady Koch

[70] Light and X-Ray Optics by Emil Zolotoyabko

[71] Modern Ophthalmic Optics by Alonso et al

[72] Nano and Quantum Optics by Ulrich Hohenester

[73] Non-Hermitian Optics By Absar Ulhassan

[74] Nonimaging Optics by Winston, et al

[75] Optics of Femtosecond Laser Pulses by Chirkin and Akhmanov

[76] Plasmonic Optics by Yongqian Li

[77] Principles of Electron Optics by Peter Hawkes

[78] Quantum Atom Optics by Byrnes and Ilo-Okekez

[79] Semiconductor Optics by Claus Klingshirn

[80] Singular Optics by Gregory Gbur

[81] Solar Optics by Julius Yellowhair

[82] Stigmatic Optics by González-Acuña and Chaparro-Romo

[83] Survey Telescope Optics by Valery Terebizh

[84] Tunable Laser Optics by Frank Duarte

[85] Tunable Micro-Optics by Zappe and Duppé

[86] Visual Optics by George Asimellis

八、All Things Optical

[87] Optical Cavities for Optical Atomic Clocks, Atom Interferometry and Gravitational-Wave Detection by Miguel Álvarez

[88] Optical Coatings by Alexander Tikhonravov

[89] Optical Coherence Tomography by Wolfgang Drexler and James Fujimoto

[90] Optical Frequency Combs by Perego and Ellis

[91] Optical Glass by Peter Hartmann

[92] Optical Microcavities by Kerry Vahala

[93] Optical Networks Debasish Datta

[94] Optical Sensors by Jörg Haus

[95] Optical Spatial Solitons in Photorefractive Materials by Katti and Yadav

[96] Optical Vortices by Yuanjie Yang, et al

[97] Optical Clearing of Tissues and Blood by Valery Tuchin

[98] Optical Fiber Communications by John Senior

[99] Optical Hall Effect in the Sharp Focus of Laser Light Victor by Kotlyar, et al

[100] Optical Imaging and Photography by Teubner and Brückner

[101] Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy by David Brady

[102] Optical Levitation and Levitodynamics by Galina Nemova

[103] Optical Lithography by Burn Lin

[104] Optical Methods for Managing the Diabetic Foot by Saiko, et al

[105] Optical Metrology for Precision Engineering by Wei Gao and Yuki Shimizu

[106] Optical Radiometry and Applications by Wolfes

[107] Optical Satellite Data Compression and Implementation by Shen-en Qian

[108] Optical Scattering by John Stover

[109] Optical Technologies for Extreme-Ultraviolet and Soft X-ray Coherent Sources by Canova and Poletto

[110] Optical Trapping and Manipulation of New Materials by de Assis Moura, et al

[111] Optical Wireless Communications by Ghassemlooy, et al

九、特定领域的光学应用或其它

[112] All-Optical Methods to Study Neuronal Function by Eirini Papagiakoumou

[113] Detection of Optical Signals by Rogalski and Bielecki

[114] Fundamentals of Dispersive Optical Spectroscopy Systems by Wilfried Neumann

[115] Integrated Silicon-based Optical Modulators: 100 Gb/s and Beyond by Kensuke Ogawa

[116] Introduction to Optical Microscopy by Jerome Mertz

[117] Metamaterial-Based Optical and Radio Frequency Sensing by Jun Luo, et al

[118] Optics of Diffractive and Gradient-Index Elements and Systems by Greisukh, et al

[119] Optics of Nanomaterials by Vladimir Gavrilenko

[120] Quantum Information and Quantum Optics with Superconducting Circuits by Juan José García Ripoll

[121] Solitons in Optical Fiber Systems by Mario Ferreira

[122] Spacecraft Optical Navigation by William Owen

[123] Speckle Phenomena in Optics & Simulating Speckle with Python by Joseph Goodman

十、自然与光学

[124] Cloud Optics by Alexander Kokhanovsky

[125] Ocean Optics by Spinrad, et al

[126] Optical Mineralogy by Pramod Verma

[127] Optics of the Atmosphere by Earl McCarney

[128] Optics of the Moon by Shkuratov, et al

[129] The Optics of Life: A Biologist's Guide to Light in Nature by Sönke Johnsen

十一、闪闪发光的名字和光学历史

[130] Optics f2f: From Fourier to Fresnel by Adams and Hughes

[131] Hamiltonian Optics by Hans Buchdahl

[132] Lagrangian Optics by Lakshminarayanan, et al

[133] Newton's Opticks - by Isaac Newton

[134] From Sight to Light: The Passage from Ancient to Modern Optics by Smith

[135] Interference: The History of Optical Interferometry and the Scientists Who Tamed Light by David Nolte

[136] Optics in Our time by Al-Amri, et al

[137] Optics in the Age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700–1795 by Casper Hakfoort

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