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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!MbzFs~ :]3X Ez Publisher: Dover Publications
3JazQU Number Of Pages: 336
1wSAwpz Publication Date: 1989-06-01
bcIae0LZ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
7ZcF0h ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
C.j+Zb1Z( Binding: Paperback
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)|3 MUj 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.
@ "w4R6l+* JWVV?~1 Summary: Best in its class
HC`0Ni1 Rating: 5
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d^=BXC oC 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
,H7X_KbFD4 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).
4pmeu:26 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.
I&PJ[U#~a r>mBe;[TX 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…
\;;M")$ 2+]5 }'M Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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`sjY#Ua< !$I~3_c If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
u nDW2#GX B-I4(w($ 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!
n Ja! &G& 7?lz$.*Avp The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
S"bN9?;#u Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
}D1x%L 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
,05PYBc3 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
d_[H|H9i6 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
=vThtl/azD 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
)"x6V ""Rb 1.5 Group Velocity
5D s[? 1.6 The Doppler Effect
p.8 bX Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
U32$ 9" 2.1 General Remarks
q~ `hn(S 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
]3r}>/2( 2.3 Linear Polarization
V 6} 5^W 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
m\teE]8x 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
44CZl{pt 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
0aT:Gy; 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
=4TQ*; V: 2.8 The Brewster Angle
fe .=Z& 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
`$a!CJu, 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
=<\22d5L 2.11 Reflection Matrix
QE 4 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
0nc(2Bi 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
E|pT6 3.2 Young’s Experiment
(g6e5Sgi> 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
lKbWQ> 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
jN6V`Wh_ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
p.:651b 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
74^v('-2 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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=DwLNyjU4 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
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nD i^s{ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
!vX4_!% 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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<4 {m99 Chapter 5 Diffraction
z+Xr2 B 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
EBh dP 5.2 Fundamental Theory
n7> |$2Y 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
eKLvBa-{@ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
xMbgBx4+ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
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lxd{T3L U 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
r8"2 C# Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
bvD}N<>3N 6.1 General Remarks
%oBP6|e 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
zJXK:/ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
/xX7:U b 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
st iF`l 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
d&3"?2 IQ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
ss-W[|cHU 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
Nu qmp7C 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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8K4^05*S 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
F{mUxo#T 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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I`{3I -E Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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|!FQQ(1b 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
k A=5Kc 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
aOvqk ^ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
RKLE@h7[? 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
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:2lpl% / 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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1$RJzHS 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
:uo) -9_ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
fXWy9 #M 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
+c fcr* Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
"{8j!+]4i 8.1 General Remarks
h: yJ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
D%+yp 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
#^$_/Q#C 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
0n:cmML )D 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
k, N { 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
.B~}hjOZK 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
=r+ K2]z,L 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
S ,F[74K 8.9 Molecular Spectra
z5gVP8*z5 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Gd A!8 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
-] wEk%j 9.1 Introduction
(:8a6 =xQ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
_-BP?'lN 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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R's NMWM 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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N!ihj:, 9.9 Dye Lasers
%Bw:6Y4LZ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
JPF6zzl) 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
g8cBb5(L 9.12 The Ring Laser
Ck#e54gJX Chapter 10 Ray Optics
/=YNkw5 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
zG$5 g^J 10.2 Lenses
QM8Ic,QFvo 10.3 Ray Equations
O? g;Ny 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
$B8Vg `+ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
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"dP-e 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
S?CT6moXA 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
YyYZD{^ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
U',C-56z 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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wH8J?j" 5> c #TY3Z | Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
uGz)Vz&3 Rating: 5
T/E=?kBR Ho&:Zs This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
_{c_z*rM8 rO>'QZ% 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.
="78#Wfj2 7 SS#V 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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8OZ asf P!Fy kg Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
.KKecdd?= Rating: 4
l v=q( & RAl/p9\A+ 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.
