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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Y$6W~j # fl%~Y Publisher: Dover Publications
( r )fx Number Of Pages: 336
Ld Y aJh~h Publication Date: 1989-06-01
8v']>5S] # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
>zWVM1\\j ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
M)!:o/!c S Binding: Paperback
5zsXqBG $; t#pN/` A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
Dw C8?s*2H i*%2 e) Summary: Best in its class
YP vg(T Rating: 5
LYX\# G.c@4Wz+ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
bNO/C D 4 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
D^H<)5d9 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
Gg9NG`e6I 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
^, KN@ Ig6>+M w To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
jZ>'q/ J#y?^Qm$)< Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
5-pz/%, Rating: 4
O[fgn;@| ?O PAf4h 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.
U%na^Wu 84*Fal~Som 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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^y"$k Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
nNff~u)I 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
W[3)B(Vq<E 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
IK-E{,iKc 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
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i >[1^~; 1.6 The Doppler Effect
K Ced!OJ+ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
\$h LhYz- 2.1 General Remarks
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2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
2JYt.HN 2.3 Linear Polarization
[\&Mo]"0 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
]-aeoa# 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
<`q|6XWL 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
8EPV\M1% 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
]Zim8^n?`. 2.8 The Brewster Angle
QPfS3 %p` 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
=`X@+~%- 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
)Cz^X p)# 2.11 Reflection Matrix
SJ-g2aAT Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
RfwTqw4@ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
v= |BqG` 3.2 Young’s Experiment
G JItGq`) 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
K,}"v ;|| 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
Rh %/xG#k 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
t? ]6>J_V 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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3.7 Spatial Coherence
r Q'tab.,] 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
[j0I}+@4H 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
LxVd7r VY6 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
bhSpSul 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
<5(8 LMF 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
lq_W;L 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
=D4EPfQn1 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
|b/J$.R Chapter 5 Diffraction
r<O^uz?Di 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
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5.2 Fundamental Theory
BQB O]<99 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
*<U&DOYV: 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
asW1GZO 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
2ezuP F 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
z>i D 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
$#@4i4TN- Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
R\:C |/6f 6.1 General Remarks
A0rdQmrOL 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
NI(`o8fN 6.3 The General Wave Equation
J6 [x(T 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
4 _N)1u ! 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
nHKEtKDd 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
}C7tlA8,7 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
dtM@iDljj 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
_T5~B"* 6.9 Optical Activity
9z O3KT2 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
,mYoxEB kl 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
~~zw[#' 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
`z` `d*_ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
!icpfxOpjQ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
\Zf&&7v 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
31>k3IP& 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
bOck^1Hk y 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
M:`hb$k: 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
B@ zJ\Ir[ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
f/;\/Q[Z7 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
R|+R4' 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
i8B%|[ nm 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
2 J4|7UwJ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
G< jpJ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
,uKvE`H 8.1 General Remarks
N0v d>b 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
Xp} vJl 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Xb^\{s?b 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
f6L_u k`{ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
LDBR4 @V 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Km <Wh= 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
m]-8?B1`Y 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
Yn<0D|S;X 8.9 Molecular Spectra
D8?$Fn= 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Q"hI !PO+ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
Q5,@ P ? 9.1 Introduction
(FjgnsW 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
"]_|c\98 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
3K?0PRg 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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q6Q=Zo@ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
u4<r$[]V 9.7 Gas Lasers
rm MO-!s 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
W;N/Y3 Lb 9.9 Dye Lasers
3,vH:L4 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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m@O\Bi}=} 9.12 The Ring Laser
#`p>VXBj! Chapter 10 Ray Optics
bf7 4 " 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
<Y#R]gf1 10.2 Lenses
7@lXN8_f 10.3 Ray Equations
N9n1s2;o 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
H~ZSw7!M8 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
\OU+Kl< Appendix I Relativistic Optics
7&At _l_ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
w@: ]]R 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
^X&9"x)4 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
X#3<hN*v 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
z$Nk\9wm References
,#E5 /'c` Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
R{[Q+y'E \9}5}X_x. Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
WD\{Sdx:r Rating: 5
b}4/4Z . Iv<9} )2K This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
ob00(?;H *n*y!z 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.
mN eW|3a =+"'=o 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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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.
yhdG 93 >1~`tP One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
h]Oplp4 \W 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.
5qr!OEF2 hX_p5a1t Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
{@#L'i| Rating: 4
84!4Vz^ =_dd4`G&< 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.
