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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7@@ <5&mN m:" +J Publisher: Dover Publications
|Q6h /" 2 Number Of Pages: 336
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l_ b_-p ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
kz_M;h> ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
]7l{g9?ZtV Binding: Paperback
{RJ52Gx ( T,Fm"U6[( 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.
i=V-@|Z g<a<{| Summary: Best in its class
01o [!n T Rating: 5
c l9$g7 %2,/jhHL his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
G4O3h Y.` 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
S,VyUe4P4 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).
|lY`9-M`I 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.
'?b\F~$8 N -xnenci To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
z : ? : *cPN\Iu.W Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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Wy!uRzbBv w7r'SCVh3+ If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
C,(j$Id 1j+eD:d' 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!
1NW>wo \UhGGg% The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
c|+y9(0|y Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
Agz=8=S% 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
AT-0}9z{ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
DgVyy&7> 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
/K[]B]1NE 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
0xLkyt0 1.5 Group Velocity
_E&U?>g+ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
t={po QC~ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
pA*i!.E/b 2.1 General Remarks
&D)Hz 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
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k~& o 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
oH= 4m~'V 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
5R)[Ou. 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
G%Y*q(VrEu 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
raSF3b/0 2.8 The Brewster Angle
p?}&)Un 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
)G mb? !/^ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
X"wF Qa 2.11 Reflection Matrix
a!&bc8J7 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
80 dSQ"y 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
{ qjUI 3.2 Young’s Experiment
xiEcEz'lk 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
nM=2"`@$ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
V, E9Uds 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
h a N"/C^ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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Q:kwQg:~ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
0= 2H9v 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
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pz.Y=V\t 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
w' .'Yu6 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Hi$#!OU 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
N!]PIWnC 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
!' +\]eA Chapter 5 Diffraction
6Q?BwD+> 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
9fC iLlI 5.2 Fundamental Theory
_xa}B,H 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
| h 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
|{zHM2 3gD 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
g9M')8a n 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
u<$S> 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
q/A/3 / Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
?0? x+ 6.1 General Remarks
<y is 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
?.]o_L_K 6.3 The General Wave Equation
)Uc$t${en 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
?a*fy}A| 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
6s> sj 7 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
z]'| nX 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
0~Um^q*'3 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
`\Uc4lRS 6.9 Optical Activity
+Z Y2a7uI 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
SJso'6 g 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
[lmHXf@1C 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
=ZxW8 DK Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
+8L(pMI4 7.1 Thermal Radiation
v(i1Z}*b 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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+s#S{b 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
F<6KaZ| 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
;D%$Eh&oma 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
rhlW 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
}|w=7^1z 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
nF|#@O`1 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
sURUQ H 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
QCZ,K" y 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
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UchALR^5 8.1 General Remarks
]#v vlM>/ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
hY\Eh. 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
]>]#zu$=c 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
$O;N/N:m 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
0X ] ekq 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
[lDt0l5^ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
L8,H9T #e 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
;oN{I@}k 8.9 Molecular Spectra
wgSR*d>y*9 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
$ Uv<LVd( Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
9,Crmbw8 9.1 Introduction
u|_I Twk 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
$@+p~ )r(l 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
y9l#;<b 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
7Va#{Y;Zy 9.5 Laser Oscillation
N"q+U CRC 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
J4Q)`Y\~ 9.7 Gas Lasers
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9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Zi[ {\7a 9.9 Dye Lasers
')1}#V/I 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
S0Rf>Eo4 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
ihpz}g 9.12 The Ring Laser
.N-'; %8 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
E.7AbHph0 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
o{S}e!Vb 10.2 Lenses
#T gz,e9 10.3 Ray Equations
^C ,/T2> 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
fl5UY$a2- 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
jm#F*F vL Appendix I Relativistic Optics
^a:vJ)WB7 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
.g( \ B 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
4 _c:Vl 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
vV:M S O'r 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
o3\SO References
*_"c! eW Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
82Z[eo `a/PI c" Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
kMJQeo79 Rating: 5
}Uqa8& OI]K_ m3 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
4$q )e<- ^J#*n;OQ3A 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.
~Uwr68 9N \Z6gXO_ 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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dEAAm=K,< Rating: 5
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5F 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.
Z+`{JE# [#P`_hx One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
%Zv(gI`A 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.
n_ xa) ;I`,ZKY Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
l6}b{e Rating: 4
ELkOrV~a{: \0^r J1* 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.
