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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6S_mfWsi S a[lYMuB Publisher: Dover Publications
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U!uJ )mm Publication Date: 1989-06-01
NQZ /E )f ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
u%yYLpaKf ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
S5ai@Ks f Binding: Paperback
a@|H6:| cb0rkmO 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.
w2X HY>6]; .[1 f$ Summary: Best in its class
U5~aG!E Rating: 5
4:a ~Wlp[ a:UkVK]MP his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
=p=/@ FN 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
Tsb}\ 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).
\#Jq%nd 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.
`L7^f! 9{ j`eAUZl 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…
7.ein:M|CB h4 9q(085V Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
w@Q~a x/ Rating: 4
A- Abj' LA lX |b 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.
hHVAN3e wL3RcXW``e 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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SG\ /m'F Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
8,[ *BgeX 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
hFr+K1 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
ftPhE)i 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
H!X*29nX 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
/.!&d^ 1.5 Group Velocity
Y%eW6Y# 1.6 The Doppler Effect
%5KK#w " Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
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=A'JIssk 2.3 Linear Polarization
XP% _|Q2X 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
/|U bYe, 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
=EA @ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
;y@zvec4 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
-X7 x~x- 2.8 The Brewster Angle
\I4Uj.'> \ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
^m Fsrw 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
bf2n%- &9g 2.11 Reflection Matrix
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z(^dwMw} 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
" a'I^B/ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
SC2LY 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
K8BlEF` 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
8?kB+}@6X 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
Q{uO/6 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
J>#yA0QD2 3.7 Spatial Coherence
PyHL`PZZ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
}93FWo. 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
v< 2,OcH Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
+`Nu0y!rj 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Z"w}`&TC$^ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
(0LA. aBIf 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
G,Eh8 HboK 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
tS3&&t Chapter 5 Diffraction
Fec4 #}| 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
OiZ-y7;k^ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
0k? ]~ f 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
CW8YNJ' 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
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5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
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:]Om4Q\-# 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
rOEBL|P0 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
F 8sOc&L 6.1 General Remarks
7^! zT 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
^*$!9~ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
fiSX( 9 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
N!dBF t" 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
E2cZk6~m{ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
$[MAm)c:]{ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
55<!H-zt 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
CA&VnO{r 6.9 Optical Activity
`H *mQERb 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
BU>R<A5h 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
"o u{bKe 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
&LB` Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Y|hd!C-x 7.1 Thermal Radiation
ls9Y? 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
3jJV5J'" 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
p*Y V*Arv 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
B]gyj 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
]qq2 VO<b 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
MuzQ z.C 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
f61vE 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
gC kR$.-E 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
~Cyn w( 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
XA. 1Y) 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
FrLv%tK| Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
'BgR01w J 8.1 General Remarks
""N~##)8 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
KX cRm) 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
bi@'m?XwJ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
ObreDv^, 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
|90/tNe 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
N,VI55J:y> 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
-Ks)1w>l 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
upeioC q 8.9 Molecular Spectra
+s`cXTlFrk 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Rm$( X5x>o Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
5K$<Ad4$b 9.1 Introduction
eIlovq/X 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
~Ij/vyB_ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
QpoC-4F 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
.Xe_Gp"x 9.5 Laser Oscillation
toOdL0hCe 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
TMs Cl6dB 9.7 Gas Lasers
@PQd6%@ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
7,alZ"%W 9.9 Dye Lasers
:1g pbfW 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
<~_XT>`y 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
b^}U^2S% 9.12 The Ring Laser
; }ThBb3 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
-3b_}by 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
4_'B oU4 10.2 Lenses
v|]"uPxH? 10.3 Ray Equations
U^)`_\/;? 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
\ZE=WvnhZ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
]\}MSo3 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
/ Q:mUd 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
wPcEvGBN= 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
\&Bdi6xAy 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
}&6:0l$4! 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
, \RR@~u' References
;/+U.I%z Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
QX=x^(M$m @*UV|$~(Q Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
S>j. i Rating: 5
,]n~j-X pNmWBp|ER This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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Y)(yw \&v 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.
H ="I=} : Y9/} b{ 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.
6'<[QoW]; d 79 2#Dc Summary: For the price Great
PQh s^D Rating: 5
PqF&[M<) uq54+zC 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.
pe3;pRh' ?*7Mn` One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
N qz6_! 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.
n:k4 t K" X" 2c1o Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
[/n@BK Rating: 4
M#m;jJqON )1 HWD]>4 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.
