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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YzVLa,[ \`&fr+x Publisher: Dover Publications
-JkO[ IF Number Of Pages: 336
}Qo8Xps Publication Date: 1989-06-01
v.J#d>tvf ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
gE#,QOy ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
J(GLPC O$K Binding: Paperback
tc Z~T n_Dhq (. 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.
B(U `Zd -tJ*F! w6U Summary: Best in its class
%kT:"j(xW Rating: 5
6OUj c =<icHt6s his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
eA_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.
4kEFbzwx 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).
; o=mL_[ 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.
it@s(1EO# FB`H wE < 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…
Q2uE_w`B 1-fz564 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
TUt)]"h< Rating: 4
=T`-h"E~@ jXQ_7 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.
1d6pQ9 N X"sN~Q.0 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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bC|~N0b Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
|SmN.*&(9 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
82<!b]^1 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
y{<7OTA) 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
&R]G)f#w%* 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
@2<J_Ja 1.5 Group Velocity
jEad VM 9 1.6 The Doppler Effect
&}ow-u9c3 Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
bYfcn ]N 2.1 General Remarks
Syb:i(Y 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
idq= US 2.3 Linear Polarization
YH9BJ 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
@{G(. S 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
53c6 dl 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
p#w,+)1!d 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
]c D!~nJ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
x0] *'^aA 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
IM+PjYJ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
7gkHKdJoMA 2.11 Reflection Matrix
-Y6JU Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
_cB~?c 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
\a#2Wm 3.2 Young’s Experiment
AWzpk }\ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
0IZV4{ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
|N*>K a; 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
N78Ev7PN 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
#{(rOb6H) 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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p5*Y&aKj 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
'#fj) Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
)-mB^7uXGv 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
F {[Q 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
)`)cB)s 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
XxGm,A+>Ty 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
Pz?O_@Ln Chapter 5 Diffraction
A U](pXK; 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
@RjLDj+)S 5.2 Fundamental Theory
/#a$4 }2L 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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h (9K7 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
<K43f#% 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
> ,[(icyzn 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
T|u )5ww% Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
r`=d4dK- 6.1 General Remarks
ms?h/*E<H 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
m4EkL 6.3 The General Wave Equation
FY'f{gD^ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
0wx`y$~R 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
#q\C"N5ip 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
vXc<#X9 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
M*x_1h5n 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
*StJ5c_kg2 6.9 Optical Activity
TPrwC~\B/ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
*aSFJK 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
}&=C*5JN 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
G B15 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Z'\_YbB 7.1 Thermal Radiation
< _ D+'[ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
1&dWt_\ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
[P^ .=F 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
&ha39&I 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
r A9"CN 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Agl[Z>Q 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
4u<oe_n 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
(*|hlD~ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
k?_Miqr 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
"2 Kh2[K 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
O:1YG$uKa Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
o/Z?/alt4 8.1 General Remarks
c[4Z_5B 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
hp)3@&T 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
P? >p+dM 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
(mv8_~F0 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
E0GpoG5C 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
P5[.2y_qM 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
8tsW^y;S 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
A;h~Fx6s 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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N/Z<v* i" Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
8Np Q"0X 9.1 Introduction
!b Q5 CB 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
vrH/Z.WD 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
5 )0R: 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
9] l7 j\L 9.5 Laser Oscillation
hEDj"`Px 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
PQ1\b-I 9.7 Gas Lasers
5=l Ava# 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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l r K5q 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
gg933TLu(Q 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
/ KH3v !G0 9.12 The Ring Laser
kFeuKSa^d Chapter 10 Ray Optics
J PmW0wM 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
HuG|BjP 10.2 Lenses
)wm XicURC 10.3 Ray Equations
x#U?~6.6 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
]GRPx h 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
k{uc%6s Appendix I Relativistic Optics
kZfO`BVL 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
$6R<)]6 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
H"m^u6Cmy- 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
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1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
9^XT,2Wwf References
YYN= `ST Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
dKhDO` .s UDhW Y.`'~ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
(C1]R41' Rating: 5
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R:-^,/1 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
#TRPq>Xz D 'xhX\?mD 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.
4?;1cXXA klv ]+F&[ 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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`G,\=c~{A Rating: 5
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q2 2?kT 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.
0OP6VZ\ MY DAS- One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
] =7}Y%6 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.
XzkC ]e ' kF`2%g+ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
/(5 SJ(a Rating: 4
eE+zL ~CE [PdatL2 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.
