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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V.$tq q,#s m'S Publisher: Dover Publications
/'.gZ o Number Of Pages: 336
~a3u[' B Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Q_fgpjEh/t ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
RFS} !_t+| ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
FsO-xG"@" Binding: Paperback
T ?[;ej: Wk3-J&QbS 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.
@$5~`? 4P)#\$d: Summary: Best in its class
1 Vc_jYO@ Rating: 5
P}a$#a'! MUZ]*n&0 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
w+j\Py_G" 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).
\$4z@`n Y 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.
Hci >q`p# [S ]q'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…
OW=3t#"7Kp XW8@c2jN\7 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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mT@Gf >}/A D}}?{pe 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.
Z-ci[Zv =,ax"C?pR 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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G8w @C Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
_8K8Ai-~.> 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
8r[TM 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
a w lq/ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
Jpp-3i.F# 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
,%x2SyA 1.5 Group Velocity
/<[_V/g[t? 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Z>3 ~n Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
[3S17tTc3 2.1 General Remarks
X1}M_h % 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
^J^~5q8 2.3 Linear Polarization
[bo"!Qk% 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
3 j$, L( 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
S =V 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
"8z Me L 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
Jn|<G 2.8 The Brewster Angle
*wmkcifF; 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
("}Hs [ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
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?Q=(?yR0] Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
X1o R 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
U,yZ.1V^: 3.2 Young’s Experiment
CpX[8>&osD 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
U)-aecB! 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
<=%[.. (S 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
cC$YD]XdIA 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
G='`*_$ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
1z2v[S&pk 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
V#b*:E.cA 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
>#mKM%T2MJ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
T$r/XAs 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
xZ2 1i QeN 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
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RDQ]_wsyKG Chapter 5 Diffraction
kn3Gg dU 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
^qC.bv]& 5.2 Fundamental Theory
`'r]Oe 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
r :0RvWif 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
/ M]P&Zb | 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
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n 78!]O 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
U$a)lcJd Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
=w _T{V 6.1 General Remarks
j;j~R3B 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
OH n~DL2 6.3 The General Wave Equation
*qL2=2 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
Edh9=sxL 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
[.$%ti*! 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
e>!]_B1ad 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
|yOIC,5[JW 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
Fgwe `[ 6.9 Optical Activity
x3 Fn'+ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
@*op5qVw 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
<$uDN].T4 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
?_S); Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
'5T:*Yh 7.1 Thermal Radiation
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*}(B"FSO 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
pG* W>F 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
\Z%_dT} 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
T DP Q+Kg_ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
@ {<^rLt 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
qIzv|Nte 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
cqZ lpm$c 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
u,YmCEd_V 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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yQu/({D Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
1 )N# 8.1 General Remarks
|P9)*~\5 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
Vn/FW?d7 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
/k\ )q 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
W Kd:O)J 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
y?}<SnjP: 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
ky]L`w 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
!,7)ZW? *8 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
VeFfkg4 8.9 Molecular Spectra
6(A"5B=\ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
=7~;*T s Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
OCqk nA 9.1 Introduction
h: z$uG 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
<1~_nt~(* 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
{t'SA ]|g 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
` v /p4/ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
Y |-&= 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
e5n"(s"G*[ 9.7 Gas Lasers
Fb{HiU9<! 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
cft@s Y 9.9 Dye Lasers
jR3 mV 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
-gb@BIV# 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
YcS PU( 9.12 The Ring Laser
eM7 F8j Chapter 10 Ray Optics
="g9> 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
#V[Os!ns 10.2 Lenses
Fl== k 10.3 Ray Equations
1)-VlQK p 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
Neew V=[% 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
7 $L*nf Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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sa"!ckh 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Djp;\.$( 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
VW] ,R1q 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
[XA:pj;rg' References
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Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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soB_j [&p/7 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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[Z]CBEE O3p<7`K<4 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.
kxY9[#:<fB -ozcK Summary: For the price Great
,YrPwdaTB Rating: 5
bg*@N R8j\CiV17 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.
m]VOw)mBF drB$q [Ak9 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
'^:q|h 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.
pvM`j86 _ h& Ezhv2 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
.`h:1FP 8 Rating: 4
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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.
