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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KD`*[.tT ST1c`0e Publisher: Dover Publications
[w{x+ 6uX' Number Of Pages: 336
W|(U} PrC Publication Date: 1989-06-01
#CRd@k ? ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
^4Tf6Fw# ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
F$@ (0c Binding: Paperback
o&MOcy D 9@>Q7AUCQ 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.
gX]ewbPDQ 8EY]<#PN Summary: Best in its class
. "Q} 2 Rating: 5
c0Yc~&RF |3G;Rh9w, his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
q0{ _w 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).
LRqlK \ 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.
6t4Khiwx !3)WW)"!r 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…
uxlrJ1~M ldt]=Sqy Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
<UwYI_OX Rating: 4
mo"1|Q& NA+7ey6 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.
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[;Q et=i@PB) 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!
jI%glO'2 rgF4 W8 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
4{ [d '-H5 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
=wlPm5 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
nh+Hwj#(x 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
dP?QPky{9 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
_R}yZ=di 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
(0["|h32, 1.5 Group Velocity
` <u2 N 1.6 The Doppler Effect
%Ix2NdC Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
%+oqAY m+s 2.1 General Remarks
x (A8FtG 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
0 YAH[YF 2.3 Linear Polarization
m(`O>zS 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
[lGxys)J 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
Q5HSik4 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
#, h0K 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
LfN,aW 2.8 The Brewster Angle
TE6]4 E* 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
+F*h\4ry# 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
u.Tknw-X 2.11 Reflection Matrix
SqZ .}s Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
iN_P25Z<r 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
beB3*o 3.2 Young’s Experiment
_& r1 9pY 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
w?P e x]i{ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
C;~LY&= 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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4v` G/w 3.7 Spatial Coherence
_*E j3=u 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
$Z3{D: -) 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
W#2} E X Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
10xza=a 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
>[;L. 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
7CH.BY 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
I&`aGnr^^ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
4s@Tn>%SP Chapter 5 Diffraction
0rvBjlFT 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
v3{%U 1>}v 5.2 Fundamental Theory
N`~f77G 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
[^D>xD3B2 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Bg}l$ ?S 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
33&l.[A"!} 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
O[\mPFu5 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
%cBOi_}}~ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
: 76zRF 6.1 General Remarks
=~5N/! 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
hM[3l1o{| 6.3 The General Wave Equation
jib pZ) 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
'Va<GHr>+ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
#lc6-K# 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
u%lUi2P2E 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
@v3)N[|d 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
ydA@@C \& 6.9 Optical Activity
O3mw5<%15 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
)5n:UD{f[# 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
(UCCEQq5 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
jFip-=T{4 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
sW B@'P:x 7.1 Thermal Radiation
0+u >"7T 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
,Xr`tQ< @ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
y0-UO+ ; 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
H_Xk;fM 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
^;F5ymb3U 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
]0BX5Z' 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
Bl^ BtE?-b 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
8I Ip,#%v 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
n`@dk_%yI 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
f( Dtv 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
z`.<dNg Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
ec/>LJDX7 8.1 General Remarks
Z} t^i^u 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
xR8.1T?8 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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RWX!d54& 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
<1B+@ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
~mwI r 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Go^TTL 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
OhMJt&s9P= 8.9 Molecular Spectra
bwcr/J( Nb 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
t\ a|Gp W Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
2i;ox*SfpU 9.1 Introduction
cA|vH^: 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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JZ~wa cDd 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
Yi)s=Q : 9.5 Laser Oscillation
8e^u KYR< 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
Z[ &d2' 9.7 Gas Lasers
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H5 &._ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
Ok|Dh;1_ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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KV$4}{ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
D6|-nl 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
8UXRM :Z" 10.2 Lenses
6/?onEL9_ 10.3 Ray Equations
pT3icy!A= 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
1r_V$ o$ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
&xhwOgI #, Appendix I Relativistic Optics
, ,n g]&%i 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
A 0U9,M 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Pr(@&:v: 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
)J 0h\ky 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
a wvP;F?q| References
h_+ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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E`V\/`5D Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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FpU8$o~r{ t*-c X This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
-zn_d]NV %+Y wzL{ It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
y1T(R # @SpP"/)JY This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
02trjp.f 5%e+@X;j Summary: For the price Great
4OQ,|Wm4G Rating: 5
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Mp Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
I[v`)T'_{ FM I1[|:; One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
1JfZstT I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
**kix 3l41"5Fy& Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
R LMn&j|?e Rating: 4
X-kOp9/. #v xq|$e 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.
