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+f7 v )l8@. Publisher: Dover Publications
T| V:$D' Number Of Pages: 336
UT=tT )4b Publication Date: 1989-06-01
J^}V|# ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
PHXZ= A+ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
9~mh@Kgv Binding: Paperback
D=m9fFz w?wG(+X7 A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
aM2 l2 uRRQyZ Summary: Best in its class
UA8GL D9 Rating: 5
~&8^9E a 'y2nN=CN his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
!GLz)# SBl 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
r(aL EJ"u? 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
v CxD~+zf 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
;":zkb { TYmP) To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
E^lvbLh' W<$Z=(_v Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
y?m/*hh` Rating: 4
Bu WHX>H wF,U E _ 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.
@}OL9Ch &7b|4a8B% 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\}feb V_RTI.3p The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
lB4GU y$ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
V\6[}J 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
<2|O:G 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
=aA+~/~8% 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
rI>aAW' 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
H!nr^l'+ 1.5 Group Velocity
oCi=4#g%7 1.6 The Doppler Effect
s3O } 6 Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
. DR<Te 2.1 General Remarks
OCJnjlV% 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
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Vf'd*-_!Q< 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
U. XNv-M 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
C\nhqkn 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
a1.Ptf eW| 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
)V ;mwT!Q 2.8 The Brewster Angle
>`wV1^M6? 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
]dk8lZ;bo 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
PBxCx3a{ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
->O2I ? Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Q7$.LEioN 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
iz?tu: \v& 3.2 Young’s Experiment
rN< b?KE 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
;F#7Px(q 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
;SaX;!`39+ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
\X&H; xnC5 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
BV(8y.H 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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. I' o 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
1jPJw3"3h Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
4Hn`' +b 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
DrBUe'RH:M 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
~r$jza~o( 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
m -DsY 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
K+8-9$w6 Chapter 5 Diffraction
.YnFH$;$ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
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\eb|eN0i 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
MpqZH{:?G 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
S.Ma$KL~'^ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
:ORR_f`> 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
.G(llA} 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
4jBC9b}O Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
WN5`;{\ 6.1 General Remarks
f7 ~9|w& 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
mp?78_I) 6.3 The General Wave Equation
,4,V4 N 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
]f: v,a 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
J}@z_^|"mJ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
|'+eMl 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
k`9)=&zX+ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
MXiQ1 x 6.9 Optical Activity
PN<C=gAe 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
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. tmiQ. 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
|*Yf.- Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
p=B >~CH 7.1 Thermal Radiation
zBp{K@U[|M 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
=rQP[ICs! 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
N2$I}q% 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
XfE -fH1j 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
Ev2HGU [ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
2gjGeM 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
-:9P%jWt 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
h:)Ci!D; 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
kR@Yl Yo 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
6^n0[7 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
~h=X8-D Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
p,<&zHb >K 8.1 General Remarks
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; HBC Ue<_ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Z,; cCxE 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Hiv! BV| 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
5,;`$'?a% 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
/?6|& 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
(j"( 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
C"qU-&*v 8.9 Molecular Spectra
q$.{j"cZV 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
Op? OruT [ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
5P h X"7 9.1 Introduction
XJ+6FT/qss 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
qr50E[ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
b7\ cxgRq 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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$B D BN_p 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
n* '<uKpM 9.7 Gas Lasers
b*mKei 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
7"*|2Xq 9.9 Dye Lasers
m&0"<V!H/B 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
A +w v-~3 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
LFp]7Dq 9.12 The Ring Laser
uw7{>9 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
_uu<4c 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
@l(vYJ:f 10.2 Lenses
F'?I-jtI 10.3 Ray Equations
w$5A|%Y+V} 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
nCvPB/- 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
YEx)"t8E Appendix I Relativistic Optics
;#) mLsl 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
+1Ph<zq" 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
b~C$R[S 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
YIp-Y}6 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
q G9+/u)\ References
Pe~ `16f Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
z N_:nY> oXt ,e Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
6`"M Rating: 5
QI[}( O7#6 l??;3kh1 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
kao}(?x% Y/8K ;U| 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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D 0]a \,aZ Q7o5R{.oJ Summary: For the price Great
l t]B#, ' Rating: 5
dow^*{fqZ $ 'QdFkOr 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.
] yX@'f 7/X"z=Q^| One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
W*xX{$NL 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.
-#A:`/22 ;<G<1+ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
IdRdW{o Rating: 4
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:z Y5!b)vke 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.
