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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YC0FXN V *ocbV` Publisher: Dover Publications
)t$|'c} Number Of Pages: 336
[XP3 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
J#'+&D H ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
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Bn_@R` Binding: Paperback
2KC~; 5 ,l_n:H+"F A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
Dx<CO1%z- xlWTHn!j Summary: Best in its class
O <v9i4* Rating: 5
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>;|m Gd 5J<K his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
(l3P<[[? 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
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*m[ow s bqDHLoB\1 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
Fv6<Cz6L Rating: 4
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hD If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
e-#!3j!' 7!E?(3$#" 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!
8?r RLM4 Mo2b"A;}| The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
/)` kYD6 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
^L 1 # 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
0FV?By 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
E5<}7 Pt 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
{~"6/L 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
?Q)z5i'g# 1.5 Group Velocity
HwH W i 1.6 The Doppler Effect
6*<=(SQI Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
eiaL zI,O 2.1 General Remarks
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2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
lll]FJ1 2.3 Linear Polarization
'}{J;moB 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
U8z $=W o 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
lnFOD+ y9 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
ec4jiE 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
]r{-K63P{! 2.8 The Brewster Angle
'V5^ D<1P 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
<<da TQV 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
l*|^mx^Q 2.11 Reflection Matrix
"3*Chc Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Xh/i5}5 t 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
j3bTa|UdT 3.2 Young’s Experiment
64^dy V,; 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
Ab <4F 7 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
`A)9 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
~R]E=/ m| 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
QM1- w ^ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
.3%eSbt0 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
6s833Tmb&r 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
G"= tQ$ZU Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
n2Oi< ) 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
yWACI aj 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
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bUC-} 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
zn T85#]\@ Chapter 5 Diffraction
dUtxG ~9 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
mAFqA 5.2 Fundamental Theory
/vl]Oa&U 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
uD&!]E3 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
h 94SLj] 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
OYJy;u3 " 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
8{He HU 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
EOrWax@k$} Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
w0Fi~:b 6.1 General Remarks
<R7* 00 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
:".:Wd 6.3 The General Wave Equation
22\Buk}? 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
)EYsqj 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
z= -u89] 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
p;:tzH\l 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
Bo?uw i 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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:< =!v5 SK 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
BJ k:h-m [ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
K6kPN i 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
e_+`%A+- Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
PNXZ 3:W 7.1 Thermal Radiation
zh'TR$+\hO 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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a\\B88iRRZ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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5M{N-L_eC 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
PG9won5_ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
l/yLSGjM 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
<pGPuw|~I 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
-Q;5A;sr2 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
FpE83}@".w 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
!&TbE@Xk Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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.9> e r 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
T1;yw1/m5\ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
bslv_OxJ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
3 S:}fPR 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
Giz9jzF \ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
}nYm^Yh 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
4QK ([q 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
o(>!T=f 8.9 Molecular Spectra
'/SMqmi 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
h$~ NPX Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
fu9 y3` 9.1 Introduction
3j0/&ON 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
&529.> 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
y<k-dbr 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
~*Ve>4 9.5 Laser Oscillation
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C;wN>H E 9.7 Gas Lasers
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OCo=h|qBp 9.9 Dye Lasers
~.AUy%$_g+ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
b`E0tZcJ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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o&g=Z4jj< Chapter 10 Ray Optics
5wRDH1z@{ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
;e ()| 10.2 Lenses
(G} *ho 10.3 Ray Equations
zrU0YHmt 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
Vfp{7I$#6" 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
;%]Q% 7 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
6=9 0 wu3 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
<|Bh;; 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
_+wou(1y 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
oj$D3 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
X~5TA)h;~ References
v%/_*69a Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
&B#H gWud 2y#4rl1Utx Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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rYeFYPS v/8K?$"q This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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ma]Ps 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.
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6}6G% 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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xRP#}i:m Rating: 5
f<uLbJ6 :bW}*0b- 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.
! a ~>;+ D^04b< O<x One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
QT9(s\u 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.
^g~Asz5] p44d&9 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
aIRCz=N Rating: 4
xI< Dc*G BGodrb1 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.
