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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DZ4gp LE~vSm^# Publisher: Dover Publications
1r*yYm' Number Of Pages: 336
oB>#P-V Publication Date: 1989-06-01
:;TF_S v ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
9UV}`UM3V ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
XH0o8\. Binding: Paperback
TaaCl#g$? f="Zpl W 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.
Z\]LG4N? 8N$Xq\Da+> Summary: Best in its class
q&O9W?E8dG Rating: 5
8G2QI4 Mi Kq| his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
7]Hf3]e>/ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
>wL!`:c'" 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
B*E"yB\N V 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
uhnnjI Nf2lw]-G4 To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
v-^<,|vm2f Ao*:$:k Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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+2k{y l {?++T 0 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.
/VP #J<6L H6>t to 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!
90,UhNz9D g z uWhQo The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
m( dW["8D Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
pIug$Ke_% 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
lp5'-Jo 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
X+HPdrT 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
F&^&"(H} 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
qF-Fc q 1.5 Group Velocity
?' mP`9I 1.6 The Doppler Effect
a+CJ J3T- Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
;PqC *iz 2.1 General Remarks
%&lwp 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
0F6@aQ\y3 2.3 Linear Polarization
~BgYD)ov 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
\}<J> R@ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
^y93h8\y 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
O*N:.|dUw 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
EM1HwapD 2.8 The Brewster Angle
w@YP G{"j 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
foY]RkW9 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
YACx9K H 2.11 Reflection Matrix
FP Z@ 6 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
V$iA3)7W% 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
gx e u2 HG 3.2 Young’s Experiment
kp!(e0n 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
\ {Je!# 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
/xr75|-8 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
P1]F0fR 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
mq(K _ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
ZEp u5` 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
q1 BpE8 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
m(5LXH Jnv Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
Q &@<?K9 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
zW hzU|=8 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
:xO43z 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
hOs~/bM 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
C\;%IGn Chapter 5 Diffraction
Nv=% R 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
EiDpy#f} 5.2 Fundamental Theory
W'E3_dj+ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
rJtk4hOF 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
EpCNp FQT< 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
:9q|<[Y^ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
p_fsEY 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
mZ3Z8q}%P Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
5-'Z.[ImB? 6.1 General Remarks
8{7'w|/;.{ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Fa </ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
5g'aNkF6> 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
hu}uc&N)iE 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
y .gNjc 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
@ kba^z 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
0&Iu+hv 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
eSW}H_3 6.9 Optical Activity
V4W(> g 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
S3QX{5t\ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
DIhV;[\ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
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OKj\>3 7.1 Thermal Radiation
xyXVW d[ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
{t: *Xu 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
O\@0o|NM 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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JiXN"s^mcb 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Z^K WYe'w 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
[?]p I 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
x G'F 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
3XUsw 1,[ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
ws,VO*4 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Gq?>Bi;` Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
7 L]Y.7> 8.1 General Remarks
8lCo\T5" 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
H4M`^r@)' 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
F7=&CW 0 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
0Yr-Q;O<f 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
)G#O# Yy 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
6Q*zZ]kg 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
ytfr' sr/ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
xp\6,Jyh 8.9 Molecular Spectra
{Z~ze` N/ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
rC ,ZRFF Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
G49`a*Jn 9.1 Introduction
;`a~9uG 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
7|)K! 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
P4s,N|bs` 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
>[P`$XkXd4 9.5 Laser Oscillation
>kDkv g1" 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
sHSg _/| 9.7 Gas Lasers
LcHe5Bv % 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
r+h$]OJ 9.9 Dye Lasers
5&134!hC 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
88DMD"$B 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
ksAu=X: 9.12 The Ring Laser
` EVy Chapter 10 Ray Optics
rp! {QG 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
In#m~nE[M 10.2 Lenses
Z. xOO| 10.3 Ray Equations
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;!H]&2`'( 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
_Oc\hW Appendix I Relativistic Optics
4Jw_gOY&D 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
N6!9QIu~i 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
X@ :@1+U 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
q]P$NeEiZ" 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
r}#,@< References
j[:Iu# VR Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
|v h{ Kb@ @$ o^(my Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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} FC(Z-g NH8\&#}nAK This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
7KV0g1GQ 7qhX `$ 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.
%9T|"\ ?T8^tGD[ 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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a]?o"{{+ Rating: 5
qW 9~S0sl Kh NO xMZ 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.
e >b|13X >s>{+6e One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
2U ' Vq 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.
9Cq" Szs PO ]c&}/ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
: v 8~'cZ Rating: 4
`"eIzLc%o6 Z!oq2,ia 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.
