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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f.8L<<5 c Vj:PNt[ Publisher: Dover Publications
\[8I5w- Number Of Pages: 336
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Publication Date: 1989-06-01
lca.(3u ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
]9x30UXLwD ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
{!EbGI h Binding: Paperback
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% 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.
j5 RM S V *vj5J"Y(;t Summary: Best in its class
: {Y, Nsa Rating: 5
nGuF, 0j `bx gg' V his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
+6TKk~0e^ 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).
VWNmqeP 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.
$B(B >M + !i+ To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
Y${ $7+@ JY_' d,O Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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)@sz\yI%U fa!iQ fr 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>I6{ )X7ZX#ttH 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!
K1 $Z=]a+ a1j 6-p The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
3|~(9b{+ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
}2{%V^D)r 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
LS \4y&J40 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
?Jx8z`( 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
(yZ^Y'0 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
hio{: ( 1.5 Group Velocity
&K\ di*kN 1.6 The Doppler Effect
kdF# Nm Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
,iHl;3 bu 2.1 General Remarks
y6Rg@L&U 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
]6(NeS+ 2.3 Linear Polarization
Dui<$ jl0b 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
q,m6$\g4 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
uEk$Y=p7! 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Kj}}O2 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
8ayB<b>+]" 2.8 The Brewster Angle
kgA')] 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
~Ipl'cE 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
~xA' -N/ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
8S)k]$ wf% Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
'|6j1i0x 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
g~`UC 3.2 Young’s Experiment
N7[i443a 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
UZXnABg,J 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
bhFz u[B 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
f^',J@9@ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
M~^|dR)D 3.7 Spatial Coherence
J%%nv5y 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
4 4cyD _( 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
:vm*miOF Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
xKIm2% U9 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
*}LYMrP 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
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4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
\N!k)6\ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
&"25a[x{B Chapter 5 Diffraction
Wb^Yq qE 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
0OlB; 5.2 Fundamental Theory
eH75: ` 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
I]zCsT. 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
0Y[m h@( 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
b}axw + 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
yht_*7.lM 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
z}kD :A)a Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
qy.Mi{=~: 6.1 General Remarks
T?Hs_u { 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
@y)fR.!)1$ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
s,lrw~17 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
#W* 5=C f 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
& [4 Gv61 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
`a 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
}oloMtp$ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
1?Wk qQ 6.9 Optical Activity
8NA2C.gOZ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
_0 ep[r 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
>^kRIoBkg 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
ax,%07hJ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
>f74]J=V 7.1 Thermal Radiation
^!?W!k!:V 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
1V H7z 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
*7`;{O 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
j<e`8ex? 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
1 1O^)_|c 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
wwk =*X-8 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
A6pPx1 -& 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
%^kBcId 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
):kDWc 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
0L eR#l:I 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
M qFuZg Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Xu2:yf4No* 8.1 General Remarks
`[X5mEe 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
p0>W}+8fF 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
dXg.[ |S* 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
1 cvoI 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
\mbm$E+X 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
T2Ms/1FH/@ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
0X !A' 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
h3[^uY e 8.9 Molecular Spectra
Lzm9Kh; 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Mj2`p#5wKh Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
N7=lSBm 9.1 Introduction
tHgu#k0 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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Nb( c;|nV 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
o'+p,_y9Y@ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
RoS&oGYqR 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
Na=.LW-ma= 9.7 Gas Lasers
$3ps SQQo 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
$pr\"!|z 9.9 Dye Lasers
.!/w[Z] 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
ae_Y?g+3 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
bvzNur_ 9.12 The Ring Laser
<$metN~9j Chapter 10 Ray Optics
d< j+a1& 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
"MM)AY*b 10.2 Lenses
6& xpS9 10.3 Ray Equations
Rr A9@95+ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
w#0/&\ b= 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
| Y"nZK, Appendix I Relativistic Optics
L6<.>\^Z" 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
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"Tt5cqUQoY 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
t}6QU 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
&|MdBJ References
OYW:I1K<5 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
pUF$Nq>og @ @uKOFA? Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
bAOL<0RS9` Rating: 5
(`'(`x# _?~EWT This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
wB'GV1|jL Y2$wL9"> 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.
H. o=4[ `O,^oD 4 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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KEPNe(H Rating: 5
$Iz *W]B! \0 j-p 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.
S(2_s,J^ |!m8JV|x One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
d%,@,>>) 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.
xB :]{9r >dK# tsp Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
NdxPC~Z+ Rating: 4
_|jEuif +khVi} 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.
