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[ Publisher: Dover Publications
!pl_Ao~( Number Of Pages: 336
'{CWanTPi Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Uh%6LPg^ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
2md.S$V$, ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
=R2l3-HA= Binding: Paperback
>+SZ d7p $N dH* A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
Y!it!9 c(CJ{>F% Summary: Best in its class
EZ `}*Yrd Rating: 5
1xIFvXru r*]uR /Z$ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
)\"I*Jwir 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).
a-:pJE.'p 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.
+NT:<(;|i5 "5h_8k~sQ 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…
A-;^~I 58PKx5`D Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
H<XlUCr_~+ Rating: 4
;&q]X]bJ @f%wd2 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.
&#Wkww&Y '(XW$D 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!
i j!*CTG 9GaL0OWo The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
t +J)dr Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
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1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
' Nw 6. 5 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
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P.!;Uf}32 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
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1.5 Group Velocity
pb6 Q?QG, 1.6 The Doppler Effect
69rwX"^ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
^h`!f vyH 2.1 General Remarks
Y6+k9 $h 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
_En]@xK3& 2.3 Linear Polarization
gn364U a 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
tfsh!)u? 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
uFWvtL?;_ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
W! y )Ho 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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A=W5W5l(> 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
`TOX1cmw 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
|KTpK(6p 2.11 Reflection Matrix
?$2q P`- Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
3 /:LYvM< 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
[rc'/@L 3.2 Young’s Experiment
^fG`DjA) 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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1 iquHn 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
|b,zw^!e[' 3.7 Spatial Coherence
MwN1]d|6 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
r,QJG$ Jo 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
py}.00it Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
E*h0#m |) 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Y7*'QKz2 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
t]gq+ c Lo 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
4{g:^?1= 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
C5BzWgK Chapter 5 Diffraction
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5.1 General Description of Diffraction
O\3r%=TF 5.2 Fundamental Theory
-`,~9y;tx 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
r*c82}tc 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
A>H*`{} 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
vR<fdV 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
<XU8a:w'T 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
O7! fI'R Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
2LtU;}7s 6.1 General Remarks
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] (]*]a4ss 6.3 The General Wave Equation
;jp6 }zfI 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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Q9Q!9B @ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
e? _c[`sg 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
.LWOM8) 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
F+lm [4n 6.9 Optical Activity
"cIGNTLFA 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
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{vf+sf ^^q 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
8L%%eM_O Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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~ra#UG\Y8 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
*>?):-9"6N 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
fRZUY <t 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
MoC*tImWR 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
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Dwm@E\^ihm 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
5<'n 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
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< =B 1"'\ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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3 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
KZ367&>b7 8.1 General Remarks
]1YYrgi7 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
SSSDl$}'t 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
6Cop#kW# 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
J)#5 9a 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
PV5TG39q Q 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
5`OK- 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Eg 287B 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
m c AH1k e 8.9 Molecular Spectra
[R@q]S/ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Ww a41z Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
F&nMI:h7 9.1 Introduction
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tH< 9 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
Vq)|gF[6i 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
Bd N {[2 9.5 Laser Oscillation
Ivd[U`=Q 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
` $QzTv 9.7 Gas Lasers
5JXzfc9rL 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
< :kTTye| 9.9 Dye Lasers
3 cV+A ]i 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
h&:Q$*A> 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
v4Fnh`{ 9.12 The Ring Laser
# J <`p Chapter 10 Ray Optics
yNb#Ia 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
.MzP}8^ 10.2 Lenses
&y+PSa%n 10.3 Ray Equations
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w|hyU4- ^ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Nd]%ati? Appendix I Relativistic Optics
3; -@<9 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
'JW_]z1 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
7E\K!v _ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
bH)8UQR% 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Z<,CzKs+|| References
mPw56> Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
FS]+s> O>o}<t7 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
b;~EJ Rating: 5
{ C,1w an[3vKb This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
c?V*X - C&d"#I 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.
tc49Ty9$[ ^V0{Ew /x 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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wr;|\<c k1 LtqV 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.
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BF1O|Q|d6 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.
^&Rx ui Fh!!T%5>C Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
* F%ol;|Q Rating: 4
9'/ |?I /PB3^d>Q2 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.
