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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q m J#cmN cSbyVC[r Publisher: Dover Publications
= aO1uC|6C Number Of Pages: 336
\`ya08DP ( Publication Date: 1989-06-01
E#?Bn5-uBs ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
O4)'78A Tp ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
B^7B-RBi0 Binding: Paperback
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4Q|r7 U?@ s`. 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.
fT]hpoJl m`;dFL7"E Summary: Best in its class
c0 I;8z`b Rating: 5
/nPNHO>U N7Kg52| his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
0|Rt[qwKb@ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
V(lxkEu/Fj 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).
0mt lM( 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.
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dT 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…
^ gy"$F3{` TnuaP'xZ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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06 Oax6_kmOj 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.
QIK;kjr*A3 #F|q->2`o 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!
iBqxz:PHN( MH0xD The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
n_ 3g Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
S17iYjy#8T 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Th'B5:` 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
]QJ N` ;b0 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
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GLBzlZ? 1.5 Group Velocity
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Z wFVtR Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
r(ZMZ^ 2.1 General Remarks
lH% %iYBM 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
w/1Os!p 2.3 Linear Polarization
6_=t~9sY 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
c,yjsxETW 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
M#u~] ?hS 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
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J< vVsz+7: 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
Q i;62M 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
yq=rv$.s 2.11 Reflection Matrix
BJDSk#!J!{ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
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3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
n:8<Ijrh 3.2 Young’s Experiment
h,fC-+H5 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
3oQ?VP 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
(i.7\$4 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
w(N$$ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
]aZ3_<b 3.7 Spatial Coherence
|?gO@?KDZ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
k .#I ;7 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
Dk^T _7{ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
l+r3|b 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
4(D1/8 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
PR2;+i3 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
mHB0 eB'l 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
s#p\ r Chapter 5 Diffraction
>(\Z-I&YQ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
0s72BcP 5.2 Fundamental Theory
(7 *(( 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
2[X\*"MQ2 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
}Y&|v q 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
Q3'L\_1L 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
?ZAynZF|# 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
K[^BRn Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
([ODmZHv 6.1 General Remarks
[Te"|K ': 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
PLueH/gC . 6.3 The General Wave Equation
^//`Dz 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
nJ|M 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
|ERf3 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Q35D7wo'} 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
8D&yFal 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
iO dk) 6.9 Optical Activity
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* %n(t+'q 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
V'8Rz#Gc5 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
5_+pgJL Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
s(8e)0Tl 7.1 Thermal Radiation
VT2f\d[Q 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
)ZMR4U$+v 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
-+z 8bZ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
7U2?in}?Qi 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
X R+ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
@ruW nwb 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
7srq~;j3 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
> zV 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
+GL[uxe " 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
1'!%$ D 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
^D?{[LBc Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Nz%Yi?AF 8.1 General Remarks
)?<V-,D 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
7{Zs"d{s 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
hiw>Q7W 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
;$g?W" 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
4G'-"u^g 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
#]*]qdQWV^ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
>Q2k XwN 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
a49t/ 8.9 Molecular Spectra
Vtv1{/@+c 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
W.^R/s8O%5 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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PM3fJhx 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
nP+jkNn3 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
UG=],\E2 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
,*Z/3at}5M 9.5 Laser Oscillation
2Ft#S8 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
hg-M>|s7 9.7 Gas Lasers
`RyH~4\; 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
i?D)XXB85 9.9 Dye Lasers
8 Y))/]R 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
3'!*/UnU 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
qHu\3@px 9.12 The Ring Laser
>">grDX Chapter 10 Ray Optics
eQ JyO9$G 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
C1x(4 &h 10.2 Lenses
~_|CXPiQ8 10.3 Ray Equations
NEt_UcC 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
5s:g(gy3BR 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
&sooXKlv | Appendix I Relativistic Optics
\xKhbpO~ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
=%d.wH?dZ/ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
&#;lmYyaui 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
,VZ<r5NT 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
,[[Xo;q References
{yM@3v ~ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
k1fX-2H /0r6/ _5-. Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
7!J BF{,= Rating: 5
bd&N f2 VgO.in^q This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
?:3rVfO 87rHW@\]( 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.
I\f\k>; gT2 k}5d}p 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.
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ZOy^TR Rating: 5
$AHdjQ[;6- V U~r~ 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.
PoZxT-U FO)`&s"&2 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
; FnS=Z 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.
$*C'{&2 IJBIO>Z/ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
?I7%ueFY Rating: 4
Nc*z?0wP ?&bB?mg\ 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.
