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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g(-;_j!= o,?!"*EP Publisher: Dover Publications
ki;!WhF~ Number Of Pages: 336
0hrCG3k.91 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
v2/ yw, ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
i{TIm}_\ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
Zg)_cRR Binding: Paperback
dV5PhP>6 DNm(:%)0 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.
D ?Nd; [ &_"ORqn & Summary: Best in its class
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FovE$Dj] 4= u+ozCG his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
;Ay >+M2O 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).
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mSU@UD|' ;M }itM 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…
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"x&Eu AI&qU/} Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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Z7JKaP9{: f'1(y\_fb 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.
~c9>Nr9|` A5sf 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!
rpUy$q rRc YSqv86 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
q}#iV$dAj Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
LMAm pVo 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
j'3j}G%\T 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
d2RnQA 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
?F ce !J 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
&svx@wW 1.5 Group Velocity
~ct2`M$TL( 1.6 The Doppler Effect
W0Ktw6 Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
/r2 76 Q 2.1 General Remarks
wz|DT3"Xs 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
'9 'l=Sh 2.3 Linear Polarization
;xfO16fNk 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
3I|O^ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
{1jpLdCbV^ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Y!Drb-U?; 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
E_~x==cb 2.8 The Brewster Angle
doBNg hS 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
nt=x]wEC 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
ndr)3tuYu 2.11 Reflection Matrix
`AR"! X Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
jk )Vb 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
^ pj>9% 3.2 Young’s Experiment
u+m4!` 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
;> DHD*3X 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
8q0I: SJy 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
?{ eY\I 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Y=E9zUF 3.7 Spatial Coherence
0 E-pA3M6 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
>:2} V]/ ; 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
"qawq0P8Z Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
mwIk^Sz]@ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
E4r.ky`#~ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
IK'F{QPH 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
X'f)7RbT 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
]BfS270 Chapter 5 Diffraction
fYB*6Xb,w 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Cc!J1) 5.2 Fundamental Theory
8.yC A 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Tr%F U i 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
)\>r-g$ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
JdiP>KXV 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
*hF^fxLb l 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
=p q:m Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
b,Ke>.m 6.1 General Remarks
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oSY7IIf%L 6.3 The General Wave Equation
y@3Q; ~l, 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
n3$g x,KL 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
\, R!S /R# 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
[/cIUQ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
T`\]!>eb 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
o\4 CoeG 6.9 Optical Activity
zT7"VbP 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
UW6VHA> 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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:3^ dF}> Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
d; =u 7.1 Thermal Radiation
Efx=T$%^& 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
`*aBRwvK~ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
t`YWwI. 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
O9^T3~x[V 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
WK==j1 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
[jrqzB 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
]g,lRG 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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8 eJE>g1J Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
mb1Vu 8.1 General Remarks
]-:6T0JuS 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
ubbnFE&PD 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
O~PChUU*Y 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
*5D3vB*S 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
ZzcPiTSO 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
oa`#RC8N 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
6G of. :"f 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
% dW%o{ 8.9 Molecular Spectra
kRlA4h1u_$ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
',)7GY/n~ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
-V5w]F' 9.1 Introduction
.z-UOye r 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
H0>yi[2 f 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
bL`eiol6 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
$a( `ve| 9.5 Laser Oscillation
8lP6-VA 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
Td h TQ 9.7 Gas Lasers
IQnIaZ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
`}fw1X5L 9.9 Dye Lasers
C6jR=@42Q 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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?S tsH 9.12 The Ring Laser
6B6vP%H# Chapter 10 Ray Optics
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10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
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!SxG(*u 10.3 Ray Equations
0L#/lDNk 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
VhEka# 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
y1pu R7 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
I g \#f 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
80;n|nNB 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Vrkf(E3_V 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
&<]<a_pw 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
BKIjNV3 References
f.6~x$:)`E Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Kq)MTlP0g Hd &{d+B Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
Fvd eQsc! Rating: 5
"G?Yrh M 2q"dz This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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|E3X X+82[Y,mB. 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.
$`J_:H% #hw>tA6 Summary: For the price Great
(gX N%rsY Rating: 5
#FH[hRo=6 w$ fJ4+ 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.
se9>.}zZN z#6?8y2- One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
QLKK.] 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.
l"+J c1\ X YY5!_k Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
D Ml? o:l Rating: 4
<q2?S z- T{~{q 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.
