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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f_[d FKoX Fpn*]x Publisher: Dover Publications
8 b~ Number Of Pages: 336
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w9VwZow ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
^Cp2#d * ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
aF+Lam( Binding: Paperback
B= ~y(Mb 0E!-G= v 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.
M'< % d[ .Y]0gi8z Summary: Best in its class
1G5A L2 Rating: 5
-d#08\ N<a %l J his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
0RMW>v/7kL 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).
gjN'D!'E1D 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.
lG Wz +~iiy;i( 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…
W}TP(~x'N L@s6u +uu Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
`vAcCahM Rating: 4
{R(CGrI rC_1f3A 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.
p<L{e~{!7f h+j^VsP zB 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!
tJ K58m$ 0>td[f The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
d wG!]j>:_ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
76@W:L*J$J 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
e3TKQ ( 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
5G\OINxy 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
%\sE \]K 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
.Vnb+o 1.5 Group Velocity
v"ORn5 1.6 The Doppler Effect
y.D+M$f Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
L +Uq4S^ 2.1 General Remarks
xcWR#z{z 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
S N ?Z7 2.3 Linear Polarization
s. Z{mnD6 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
%|}*xMQ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
L+%kibnY' 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
}lX$Ku D 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
{!wW,3|Pu 2.8 The Brewster Angle
D|)_c1g 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
1 q-;+Pd; 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
qm><}N7f 2.11 Reflection Matrix
RVwS<g)~1 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
n8; p]{ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
4>V@+#Ec5 3.2 Young’s Experiment
b7\> = 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
;6pB7N 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
77[TqRLf 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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6}I X{nQI 3.7 Spatial Coherence
J+IItO4% 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
grgs r_)[ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
J(d+EjC Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
tmS2%1o 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
mwLf) xt0' 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Sxc) ~y 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Bc }o3oc 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
J~WT;s Chapter 5 Diffraction
wMR,r@} 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
lAi5sN)|$ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
P7=`P 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
o"BED! / 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
/mz.HCs 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
iE"]S ) 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
h'&<A_C-7 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
z;oia!9z Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
5)XUT`;'){ 6.1 General Remarks
8e>B>'nH 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
ed',\+.uB 6.3 The General Wave Equation
_"Ym]y28li 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
.t G3g: 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
i *:QbMb 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
)r{Wj*u 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
-~8PI2 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
eE VB 6.9 Optical Activity
jnOnV1I" 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
q&>fKS nKs 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
/}E2Rr?{ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
X:Wd%CHP Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
r&a} U6k(y 7.1 Thermal Radiation
U"8Hw@ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
co8R-AB 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
y OEy3d=* 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
?sdSi-- 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
lq_ UCCnv5 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
auAz>6L 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
D1-/#QN$1 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
M&/4SVBF 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
._tEDY/1m 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
<t(H+ykh 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
akr2Os Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
mB>0$l y 8.1 General Remarks
s(fkb7W,gO 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
R7(XDX=[ s 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
B/a`5&G] 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
${z #{c1 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
!5De?OXe 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
;5X~"#%U_ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
]>[TF'pIAx 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
]QJ 5JtD- 8.9 Molecular Spectra
t^MTR6y+8 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
jSvq1$U Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
0/ 33Z Oc 9.1 Introduction
_GxC|d 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
($<&H>j0 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
"!P h 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
V*rLGY# 9.5 Laser Oscillation
3AdYZ7J 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
DTA$,1JuD 9.7 Gas Lasers
`] l` t"x 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
YMv}] 9.9 Dye Lasers
2Cy,#X%j> 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
o%j?}J7y 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
7W SP0Xyz 9.12 The Ring Laser
p+?`ru Chapter 10 Ray Optics
x[TLlV:{ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
H%l-@::+$ 10.2 Lenses
LYYz=oZOE! 10.3 Ray Equations
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QlB9m2XB 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
DRRQ] eK0 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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H0OO +MCe 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
)b]!IP3 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
[[T6X9 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
YBj*c$.D0 References
l* hWws[ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
'vt Jl "9[2vdSX Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
d`V.i6u Rating: 5
a Tm R~k 0sw;h.VY This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
o<lmU8xB= nl(GoX$vRQ 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.
Q hRz57' {ly <%Q7j 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.
M _ _S) <L8FI78[* Summary: For the price Great
` "ks0@^U Rating: 5
;lE=7[UJ3X 7 wW x 8 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.
TT(R<hL )skpf%g One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
3r[F1z2B 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(yWIgD\\ o` QH8 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
<<cezSm Rating: 4
H1?C:R 56kqG}mg& 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.
