Introduction to Modern
Optics By Grant R. Fowles，介绍现代
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\.?' y71 jFl!<ooC o Publisher: Dover Publications
q#F+^)DD [ Number Of Pages: 336
v=daafO Publication Date: 1989-06-01
@ %o' ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
ey$H2z mo ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
w ^ X@PpP Binding: Paperback
w}YcAnuB{% /A-VT 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.
It]GlxMX `[h&Q0Du6 Summary: Best in its class
R*H-QH/H1 Rating: 5
]l"9B'XR L lD=c his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
K ."W/ A! 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
(/S6b 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).
+fHqGZ] 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.
&w{z )1g\v8XT 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…
Qnx?5R-}ZU x= N0H Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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L+lX $k w6ck wn, 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.
A~;.9{6J[t ?z3|^oU~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!
W]D+[mpgK [KMS/'; ] The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
Hn]6re Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
z3M6<.K 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
eI@G B 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
WHr:M/qD 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
E?jb? 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
Gw#z: gX2 1.5 Group Velocity
S-79uo 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Pa{b kr Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
FX+^S? x. 2.1 General Remarks
`a8 &7 J( 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
{D X1/49 2.3 Linear Polarization
G{.A 5{ 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
9 LUk [V 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
'EB5 # 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
/+m7J"Km 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
1#x@ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
RPkOtRKL=w 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
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6W'2w?qj?4 2.11 Reflection Matrix
hOe$h,E'] Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
! H4u c 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
lAAP V 3.2 Young’s Experiment
*jl_,0g] 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
R/&C}6G n 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
:Ek3]`q# 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
;_1 > nXh 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
I fj%" RI 3.7 Spatial Coherence
9QkIMJf0e 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
; zfBe %Uf 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
R[2h!.O8 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
&_Z8:5e 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
4OdK@+-8U 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Rp.FG 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
e(k$k>? 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
7P D D Chapter 5 Diffraction
gC/- 7/} 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Ec['k&*7, 5.2 Fundamental Theory
gR {.0 e 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Mp^U)S+ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
9'! I6;M 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
l5_%Q+E_ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
}q~xr3# 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
[oS.B\Vc Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
!n5s/"'H 6.1 General Remarks
Jm}zit :o 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
\8S HX 6.3 The General Wave Equation
U=UnE"h 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
0"M0tA# 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
'p(I!]"uo 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
:=%`\\ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
3yIC@>&y(8 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
0N3S@l#,\A 6.9 Optical Activity
+luW=j0V 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
bq` 0$c%hN 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
f%Bm x{Ttq 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
As*59j kB Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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PRF^<%mkI 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
cx(b5Z 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
Gex%~';+q 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
wz] OM 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
;hp?wb 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
>a1 ovKF 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
?HaUT(\j 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
y'pX/5R0 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
'D;'Pr] 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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^<O:`c6_ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
`F1 ( v 8.1 General Remarks
T1r^.;I: 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
CI6q Dh6 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
j!<R Y>u 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
})}-K7v1+ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
G!IJ#|D:~ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
O}_Z"y 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
zos#B30 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
~WG#Zci- 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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!'EE8Tp~F Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
tmI2BBv 9.1 Introduction
(Dx]!FFz 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
G|Y9F|.! 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
&4O0}ax*Zm 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
f<0n j? 9.5 Laser Oscillation
hkL[hD 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
,M&[c| 9.7 Gas Lasers
oLp:Z = 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
?(CMm%(8 9.9 Dye Lasers
,HdFE| 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
3 _tO 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
i;$'haK< 9.12 The Ring Laser
hol54)7$3: Chapter 10 Ray Optics
? pv}~> 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
1(**JTe 10.2 Lenses
%%w]-`^h, 10.3 Ray Equations
[UHD N:y 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
nP >*0Fq 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
c Ed!t6Z Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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7=ZB?@bU~ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
ryq95<lF 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
fH7o,U| 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
81|Xg5g)b References
{>c O&eiCt Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
mS zBNvc i -)tu$W* Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
_KkLH\1g$ Rating: 5
A8R}W= , ]'?Gd This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
:,=no>mMx ]64mSB 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.
wK CH G/W 8 ]N+V: 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.
h*Y);mc$# 5" 5D( Summary: For the price Great
V(Ps6jR"BS Rating: 5
%Y` @>P' ,"u-V<>6O 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.
5B? >.4R :hG?} [-2 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
8 _K22]c5 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.
y.~y*c6,g u4=j!Zb8} Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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c N@s 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.
