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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!trt]? *- $]2srRA^A Publisher: Dover Publications
yS^";$2Tc Number Of Pages: 336
(0 /,R Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
",!#7h ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
0w>V![ Binding: Paperback
NoTEbFrV wN >k&J A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
DzydS=`w i ?&t@"' Summary: Best in its class
9utiev~3 Rating: 5
Cc/h|4 /{>$E>N; his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
29("gB 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).
G0oY`WXOB 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.
7I;xRo| Y~gDS^8 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…
Gq Ma|8j M<s16 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
4QC"|<9R Rating: 4
gqV66xmJ3 F0:|uC4 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.
0zQ"5e?qy ,n<t':- 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!
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Yv<' QC Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
@ 32~#0a 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
yY_(o]k 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
nGQc;p5; 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
zmH8 ^:-x 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
5p So`) 1.5 Group Velocity
p4mi\~ Q 1.6 The Doppler Effect
> %h7)}U Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
(3cJ8o>& 2.1 General Remarks
)[fjZG[ 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Z 6s-n$dSm 2.3 Linear Polarization
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rQmDpoy = 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
jz,Mm,Gi 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
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c 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
j/.$ (E 2.8 The Brewster Angle
8 Na.H::cZ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
sZe$?k | 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
8(-V pU 2.11 Reflection Matrix
DJ_[{WAV Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
tfB}U. 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
< z':_, 3.2 Young’s Experiment
kw)( "SQ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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w>#{Nl 7gz 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
h?_Cv*0q 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
#1Zqq([@ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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(LiS9|J! 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
9mE6 Cp.Wv Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
b a5,?FVI~ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
(=A61]yB 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
.8o?` 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
A]0A,A0 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
9NF2a)&~ Chapter 5 Diffraction
F/pq9 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
,+w9_Gy2H 5.2 Fundamental Theory
C@x\ZG5rA 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
)6+Z9 9w 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
f^JiaU4 [ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
PP*6nW8 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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@jL](Mq|] Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
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G)|Xj70 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
aE|'%72g 6.3 The General Wave Equation
cNbH:r"Ay 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
} 6 ,m2u 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
IRhi 1{K$" 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
@}, |i*H/ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
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#|PPkg%v< 6.9 Optical Activity
N5PW] 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
epicY 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
p9>{X\eT: 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
^VC /tJ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
_0cCTQ E 7.1 Thermal Radiation
^C=dq(i=[ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
18^#:=Z 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
- -fRh N> 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
SND@#?hiO 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
+3yG8 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
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?^whK<"] 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
reQr=OAez 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
QdIx@[+WOq 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
K`=9"v'f+ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
>&DC[)28 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
3S 5`I9I 8.1 General Remarks
Y #,&Tu 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
z @g%9 |U 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
(ZPl~ZO 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
<ni_78 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
DsB30 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
PglSQ2P 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
r>e1IG 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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>' lv Zt Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
uTdx`>M,O 9.1 Introduction
`fuQ t4 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
YQ$LU \: 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
SK 5_^4 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
z`qb>Y"xf3 9.5 Laser Oscillation
>\!G43 Q= 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
ZEp>~dn; 9.7 Gas Lasers
\0W0 o5c$ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
PNo9.-@G 9.9 Dye Lasers
bUsX ~R- 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
ECyG$ j0 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
x8xz 33 9.12 The Ring Laser
4VHWoN"U Chapter 10 Ray Optics
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3(Ns1/;?, 10.3 Ray Equations
Y( 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
!}5f{,.RO 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
}rvX} Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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qSDn 0^y 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
S"VO@)d 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
**\?-*c=U 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
8(Q|[ References
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=van<l4b#n !{4' =+ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
R t5,/Q0 Rating: 5
o!ZG@k? # L PS,\+ This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
ny%$BQM= J )^F 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.
2FW"uYA;6 K^6d_b& 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.
33 S CHQ `M*jrkM]x Summary: For the price Great
`T+w5ONn Rating: 5
jXVvVv ]61Si~ Z 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.
F @<h:VVP 2">de/jS One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
OTGy[jY" 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.
k+%&dEE|vH bEB2q\|J e Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
?S'aA !/; Rating: 4
qX`Hi9ja vsyg u 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.
