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。
BHw/~H d4 z@3t>k|K u%vq<|~- jn9KQe\3 Publisher: Dover Publications
;'r} D!8w/ Number Of Pages: 336
R1X{=ct Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Yvu!Q ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
U_HOfix ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
P'6eK? Binding: Paperback
Gt^Fj&^ 0XBv8fg 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.
-%lA=pS{Fq UmSy p\i Summary: Best in its class
wBUn*L Rating: 5
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;=~QYn[ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
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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).
V3NQij( 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.
}Zue?!KQ _Jc[`2Uv_c 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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kqfO3{-;{: Rating: 4
Yp1;5Bbp I]|X6 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.
Gvk)H$ni %EuJ~;x(Mg There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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i"~J -{d} Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
|gW>D=rkj 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
0wCJNXm 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
WKib$(%f6 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
/d*0+m8 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
VFj}{Y 1.5 Group Velocity
'a`cK;X9F 1.6 The Doppler Effect
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\j/s:Y Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
`<1o}r 7i 2.1 General Remarks
6px(]QU 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
;N4A9/) 2.3 Linear Polarization
60B6~@]P 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
:d v{'O 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
]3xb Q1 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
59;p| 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
S:IhJQ4K 2.8 The Brewster Angle
~ [k0ay 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
0drt,k 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
C:+-T+m[ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
' XJ>;",[ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
u]K&H&AxT 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
U_t[J| 3.2 Young’s Experiment
mhZ{}~ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
tA2Py 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
uHj"nd13 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
^Oy97Y 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
v803@9@ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
!7C[\No( 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
1 !N+hf 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
3mI(5~4A]? Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
OIpkXM 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
$l05VZ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Ah5`Cnv 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
x3j)'`=15 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
TPjElBh Chapter 5 Diffraction
cZB?_[Cp 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
!6Sr*a*5 5.2 Fundamental Theory
xeo5) 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
r%`g` It 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
(X=JT 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
ME.l{?v 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
U($bR|%D 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
!&'GWQY{( Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
UoAHy%Y<% 6.1 General Remarks
<'n'>@ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
1b^e4 6.3 The General Wave Equation
d}@b 3 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
}q<p;4<\F 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
,%)O/{p_ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
[{iPosQWj 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
'%Cc!63t* 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
+,7nsWV 6.9 Optical Activity
oeV.K. 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
''t\J^+& 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
.|\}]O` 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
/\L-y,>X Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
PHQ7 7.1 Thermal Radiation
RT+pB{Y 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
Db:^Omwo 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
`_YXU 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
Q]/ZVcoqo 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
GkwdBy+ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
bwrM%BL 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
.r ,wc*SF 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
{}.M(nPtv; 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
QZwUv<* 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
@:,B /B; 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Dq07Z^#' Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
%mqep5n( 8.1 General Remarks
[3K& cX}B 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
:.DZ~I 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
p{@j M 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
|Y-{)5/5} 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
"SMRvi57T 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
rY?]p Mp 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
()'yY^ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
CvOji1 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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~,^pya Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
scc+r 9.1 Introduction
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2ezk<R5q+ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
CMhl* dH 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
uSsP'qd 9.5 Laser Oscillation
HNUpgNi 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
"?*B2*|}` 9.7 Gas Lasers
L`2(u!i J 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
dI(1L~ 9.9 Dye Lasers
nyoLrTs{ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
D6I-:{ws 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
&0*7]Wo* 9.12 The Ring Laser
V7 OhOLK8 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
;NoiH& 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
.u3; 10.2 Lenses
:Bh7mF-1 10.3 Ray Equations
*/_$' /qV 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
gB_gjn\ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
d[F3"b% Appendix I Relativistic Optics
=L\&}kzB 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
.DR*MQI9 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
' Ig:- 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
P7 h^!a/ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
mI,a2wqi References
FfRvi8 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
>qy$W4 #Zg pm"MW Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
r1&eA% eh Rating: 5
Qef5eih <YM!K8hu$ This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Y1wH_!%b {_G_YL[ 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.
)%JjV(: L9]y~[R: 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.
V8O-|7H$v a9uMgx} Summary: For the price Great
^\oMsU5( Rating: 5
**CGkL /g>]J70 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.
kmg/hNtN TV Zf@U One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
\"a~~Koe 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.
/pC60y}O0 :sS4T&@1= Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
+ovT?CMo Rating: 4
jL{k!V`s ok1w4#%, 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.