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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x>$e* ]I'dnd 3e Publisher: Dover Publications
Cd2A&RB Number Of Pages: 336
+o-jMvK9 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
i8->3uB ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
dTZ$92< ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
IRyZ0$r:e\ Binding: Paperback
cPy/}A Mqv[7 .| 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>JBGR`j yc+pNC)ue_ Summary: Best in its class
:T )R;E@ Rating: 5
W`v$-o- 03H0(ku= his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
^:~!@$*;6 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).
+h08uo5 c 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.
a'Yi^;2+\ Q>(a JF 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 #zO1Nig` 7!Qu+R Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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[h6 3* & S#:l17e3 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.
\zKO5,qw ;2 P 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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L3=5tuQ[5 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
h8dFW"cpC 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Bmt^*;WY+ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
^B:;uyG]M 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
3 3zE5 vr 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
Q_>W!)p Gz 1.5 Group Velocity
ly:2XvV3~ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
5]xSK'6W Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
h0 $Y;=YA 2.1 General Remarks
% Ai ' 6 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
EF6h>"']/ 2.3 Linear Polarization
)2a)$qx; 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
$*|M+ofQ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
~7an j. 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
ocu,qL)W 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
b~qH/A}h 2.8 The Brewster Angle
" T9UedZ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
kH8/8 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
.,20_<j%= 2.11 Reflection Matrix
k!Q {u2 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
@VPmr}p:{ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
Q(36RX%@ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
Wy%FF\D.Y 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
Z&O6<=bg! 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
bQ(-M: 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
3)yL#hXg) 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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.cbC 2t95 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
0<O()NMv 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
n*Uk<_WA Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
h aApw(.% 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
W.NZ%~|+e/ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
}wkY`" 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
FgL892[ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
=r*Ykd;W|E Chapter 5 Diffraction
C!|LGzs0 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
z:4_f:70 5.2 Fundamental Theory
G;$; $gM 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
K8R> O *~ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
-]+pw Z4g 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
z$W L x 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
{`G d 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
J>5 rkR@/ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
!|up"T I 6.1 General Remarks
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5dB62dqN 6.3 The General Wave Equation
=YTcWB 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
[q_+s 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
15hqoo9! 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
M(zZ8# 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
1Dl6T\20 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
u>n"FL 'e 6.9 Optical Activity
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;0Pv49q 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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@0 /qP<E Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
r5Tdp)S 7.1 Thermal Radiation
}Uwji 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
X.#)CB0c1Q 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
p |1u ,N 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
)9:5?,SO 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
yji[Yde;| 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
- X71JU 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
`/ayg:WSU 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
5OppK(Oi*C 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
&'x~<rx 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
".tL +A[ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
-~|{q)!F Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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s0^(yEcq 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
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dniU{v 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
AoeRoqg&# 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
`}$o<CJ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
#5Z `Q^ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
L] |mWyzT 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
o [T+/Ej& 8.9 Molecular Spectra
8.#{J&h 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
*B"Y]6$ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
M[g L7-%w\ 9.1 Introduction
1(Ta*"(0Ip 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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O,%,dtD[a 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
sa(.Anmlj 9.5 Laser Oscillation
\ph.c* c 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
fq]PKLW' 9.7 Gas Lasers
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FT@uZWgQ= 9.12 The Ring Laser
]~KLdgru_ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
FM >ae-L- 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
r8J 7zTD& 10.2 Lenses
LdV&G/G-#D 10.3 Ray Equations
yZ |"qP1 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
6'r8.~O 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
$/++afi m Appendix I Relativistic Optics
8Ojqm#/f 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
0jf6 z-4 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
d9#Vq=H / 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
VT hr]$2Y 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
2 }r=DAe0 References
4hL%J=0: Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
hfaU-IPcFX hj [77EEz Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
2T~cOH;T Rating: 5
[@vz0!@s5 O1J&Lwpk, This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
mll :rWC) *?rWS"B It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
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Nr~$i% [ Rating: 5
<(L@@.87R {LO Pm1K8Y 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.
2 |s ohF 7K1-.uQ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
QJ GGce 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.
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xO03|T;6 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
Fb5U@X/vE Rating: 4
I&;>(@K #j Q auO 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.
