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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]Jx_bs ~g t@3y9U$ Publisher: Dover Publications
g I@I.=y Number Of Pages: 336
lVo}DFZ Publication Date: 1989-06-01
{7LNQGiJ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
^,6c9Dx y ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
LAU\.d Binding: Paperback
d\j[O9W> `z?h=&N 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.
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<"\G!y ~ nn{PhyK Summary: Best in its class
2su/I Rating: 5
F8d:7`lO@/ r Zg(%6@ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Y [%<s/ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
\<W/Z.}/ 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).
vMeB2r< 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.
9oTtH7% MW J} 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…
^!*nhs% 1}ws@ hU Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
L*(`c cU Rating: 4
=+w!fy A\ r}V- 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.
_t?# vq :?a 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!
|./{,", V)A7q9Bum The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
@K1'Q!S * Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
rVZ l v3 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
xiOAj"}~ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
/p$+o A+ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
)> ,ndKT~ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
bMB*9<c~ 1.5 Group Velocity
KW(^-:wmr 1.6 The Doppler Effect
3 L:SJskYR Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
?D;7ut$~ 2.1 General Remarks
oc;4;A-;`c 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
rqz48~\lJ 2.3 Linear Polarization
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1>L8EImx]V 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
@cc}[Uw4B 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Q 7-'5s 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
)v\ A8)[ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
: +f6:3 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
i,,mt_/, 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
o: `^1 2.11 Reflection Matrix
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!m8T< LtMl 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
+2>, -V 3.2 Young’s Experiment
+/ ?oyC+Z 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
d2fiPI7lg 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
vI ]V@i l 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
wb ^>/ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
m -0}Pe9L 3.7 Spatial Coherence
5a4i)I6 3o 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
|@VhR(^O$ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
G=l:v Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
EqOhz II^ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
2OjU3z<J 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
y5 X FJj 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
+0%Y.O /{ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
G?!8T91; Chapter 5 Diffraction
c *i,z 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
8:2Vib$ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
} ?MbU6" 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
j%}9tM6[ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
]YOWCFAQot 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
F I~=A/: 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
}PM7CZSq 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
bf.yA:~U Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
jvpv1>KYV 6.1 General Remarks
8idI Jm%y 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
[.6bxK 6.3 The General Wave Equation
Ul3xeu 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
4J?\JcGs 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
m3^D~4 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
o/[Ks;l 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
d(Hqj#`-31 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
fwh/#V-i 6.9 Optical Activity
2|U6dLZ! 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
J25/Iy*byG 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
=k;X}/ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
F8M};&=*1r Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
k_?~@G[I 7.1 Thermal Radiation
DZA '0- 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
! |z!e>0 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
L$@+'Qn@: 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
Dtyw]| L\H 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
"L8 Hgwg 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
-KfMK N~ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
{xTh!ih2 - 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
m Ph=bG 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
J aJ/ |N 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
;ZMIYFXRqh 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
W7{ ^/s5r Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
@X9T" 8.1 General Remarks
"$ISun=8 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
dP>FXgY 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Fq%NY8KNE 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
77wod}h!: 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
'+'h^ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
L>0Pur) [ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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| 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
vj]h[=: 8.9 Molecular Spectra
1 Tev&J 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Prc1U)nfo Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
->7zVAX 9.1 Introduction
QXO~DR1 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
qG9j}[d' 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
1TF S2R n 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
5PC: 4 9.5 Laser Oscillation
>+>N/`BG 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
/FC(d5I 9.7 Gas Lasers
nHp(,'R/ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
/-WmOn* 9.9 Dye Lasers
u0g"x_3 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
:uC9 #H"b 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
_}T )\o 9.12 The Ring Laser
wfcR[ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
GaL UZviJ_ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
k2PK4Ua_}q 10.2 Lenses
` K0PLxSv 10.3 Ray Equations
bD|VT 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
whrDw1>( 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
iM6(bmc. Appendix I Relativistic Optics
]D=fvvST 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
)UVe kkq>Q 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
vb`aV<Mh H 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
N|ZGc{? 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
A4b+:MQ*OX References
>&F:/ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
BglbQ'6p kc} |L9 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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Ai5+ ;8z+ }m7$,'C%P This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
<E^;RG Rtl 1eJ- It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
lLglF4 BlcsDB =ka This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
)V*`(dn'zm t%f>*} *P* Summary: For the price Great
h]&~yuI> Rating: 5
>RpMw!NT >Ad`_g6Wew Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
-C!m#"PDW wByTNA7 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
l7 IF9b$c 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.
Q:b0 ! [ UB*39D7 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
XJ" x Mv Rating: 4
&Mt0Qa[ ^< 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.
