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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c"O\fX |{ 9"n<JW Publisher: Dover Publications
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@Wx_4LOhf Publication Date: 1989-06-01
d=>5%$:v ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
|AFF*]e S ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
|q I_9#M\( Binding: Paperback
%J|EDf ,M kJDMIh|g 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.
;U2 0g:K e'\I^'`!M Summary: Best in its class
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1Eg}qU,: U Ciq'^, his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Rb9Z{Clq> 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).
J=\Y 4- " 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.
R8],}6,;E} /@wm?ft6Gk 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…
ahV_4;yF j ^_ G Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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( j-(fS |f w+{f 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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*K+*0_ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
;bAy 7 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
U3z a}3 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
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.qVdo+M%F 1.5 Group Velocity
gH_r'j 1.6 The Doppler Effect
u*9C(je Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
BR0bf 5T/ 2.1 General Remarks
|Pj _L` G 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
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xE)pj| 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
H/L3w|2+ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
vW4 f 3(/ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Uc6 U!X 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
\ \/X+4|o' 2.8 The Brewster Angle
gf3/ kll9 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
m Yy3KqYu 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
{ j/w3 2.11 Reflection Matrix
ZR#UoYjupb Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
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+'KM~c?] 3.2 Young’s Experiment
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I 9u=RI s 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
B[$SA-ZHi 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
qb9%Y/xy 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
N\Hd3Om 3.7 Spatial Coherence
)b-G2< kb 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
sV*Q8b* 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
d ")r^7 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
|j!D _j#U 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
3AB5Qs< 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
.9ROa#7U;n 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
MR C5c: ( 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
CjST* (,b Chapter 5 Diffraction
ZU@V]+ww 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
$jzk4V 5.2 Fundamental Theory
*F Ag^G&1 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
LSfj7j` 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
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_E "[ % 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
3n/L; T,X 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
w%ip"GT, Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
wXZ-%,R -D 6.1 General Remarks
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x``!t>)O 6.3 The General Wave Equation
`C()H@; 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
L{Th>]X 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
y~d W=zO 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Vnl~AQfk| 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
JBYQ7SsAS0 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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EtL= _D- 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
>2 |#b Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
NMDNls&)k 7.1 Thermal Radiation
Y.73I83-j 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
4v!@9.! vQ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
|'J3"am' 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
c shUxabB 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
t"L:3<U7 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
lfKknp#B/O 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
p<+]+,|\~: 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
/qCYNwWH9 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
H{V-C_ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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PU >;4l Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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*p-Fn$7\n 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
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V.F 's(o 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
dOhV`8l 8.9 Molecular Spectra
:@/fy}! 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
8fN0"pymo Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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}n.h)Oz 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
YO Y+z\Q 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
]`NbNr]K 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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?yz%r`;r 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
7Y)wu $!7} 9.7 Gas Lasers
ceOjuzY 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
i`Yf|^;@2> 9.9 Dye Lasers
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<r kW 4 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
</%H 'V@ 9.12 The Ring Laser
7^; OjO@8 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
K c<z; 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
ZChY:I$< 10.2 Lenses
`8-aHPF- 10.3 Ray Equations
5B2,=?+o 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
(H F,p,h_ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
h <M7[p= Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Lr^xp,_ n 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
t2:c@) 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
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Mz^s^aJEE 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Po_O QJ:bd References
b[k 1)R" Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
@r43F$bcqo hK"=~\, Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
@}Ixr{t Rating: 5
^ZlV1G;/W@ g#:XN This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
v;Dcq zJ:r0Bt It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
85fDuJ9$Z" #R8l"]fxr? 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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D5>~'N3b <f6PULm 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.
Ak1) _pGv iGR One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
}ELCnN 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.
Mh|`XO.5I qtN29[x Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
rsv!mY,Em Rating: 4
\i+h P1 mz K)+l 6Q 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.
