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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nMU[S + h(MS>= Publisher: Dover Publications
L qdz qq Number Of Pages: 336
zPt0 IB_j' Publication Date: 1989-06-01
fOkB|E] ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
e =Teq~K ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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!p$k<?WX c kRH;c,E@ A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
FErK r) zt HEXM. Summary: Best in its class
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w;(B4 ^? JTI 'W his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
'Bb@K[=s 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
pSh$#]mZ` 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).
l5fF.A7TT 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.
F}dq~QCzw r,-9 ]?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…
vB;$AFh{ rN5;W Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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9o|#R& 0 )'Yoii{dSU If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
Hg%8Q@ +KKx\m* There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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~s UWXw7~ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
;_<K>r* 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
ZFO*D79:K 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
}$T!qMst{ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
z(d X< 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
/a Hx'TG 1.5 Group Velocity
hDc)\vzr 1.6 The Doppler Effect
jFThW N Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
#Y'svn1H 2.1 General Remarks
.vJ t&@NO 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
s#2<^6 2.3 Linear Polarization
kx _PMp c 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
EU @XLm6 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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n `af2I2 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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wM#BQe3t# 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
1[Ffl^\ARp 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
$bv l.c 2.11 Reflection Matrix
y/}ENUG R Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
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#w:6<$ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
]p sx\ZMa 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
#v QyECf 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
?=X_a{}/ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
Vn1hr;i] 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
)T FBb\f>v 3.7 Spatial Coherence
1=X"|`<! 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
2r~&+0sBP 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
SX I3y Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
Ap [}[:U 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Jxy94y* 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
)-4xI4 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
"t\gkJyK 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
m;]gl Att Chapter 5 Diffraction
|+0XO?,sZ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Q]]5\C. 5.2 Fundamental Theory
K@PQLL#yJp 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
rtM!|apr 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
d|8iD`sZz 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
/2\%X`]< 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
>IzUn: 0F 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
vHz]-Q-|9 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
/ kY|P Y 6.1 General Remarks
}7H8Y}m 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
#=hI}%n 6.3 The General Wave Equation
G$"$k=[ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
\%! ~pfM I 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
p#V h[UTl^ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
o?$B<Cb" 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
"""gV)Y 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
01nbR +e 6.9 Optical Activity
:z!N_]t 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
UHEn+T c> 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
' `*{ig 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
YIQm;E EG Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
6SIk,Isy8 7.1 Thermal Radiation
1*"t-+| 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
x1}7c9n K 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
6 O>GVJbw 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
i: ZL0nH- 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
<6s?M1J 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
a3<.F&c+c 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
9p#Laei]. 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
wf<=r W' 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
Z/wK UK; 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
/@<Pn&Rq 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
+hIStA Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
eL-9fld /n 8.1 General Remarks
ORV~F0d< 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
(1 pxQ%yEA 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
\P;%fN 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
na &?Cw 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
D9;2w7v 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
&_^t$T o 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
>h0iq 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
Z. ))=w6G 8.9 Molecular Spectra
cGhnI& 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
#S/]=D Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
) /kf 9.1 Introduction
W -Yv0n3 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
(hB&OP5Fne 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
mZ^z%+Ca| 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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w(QU '4~ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
>[=fbL@N<@ 9.7 Gas Lasers
Lbka*@ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
B>3 joe} 9.9 Dye Lasers
tSVN}~1\ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
9y(75Bn9 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
CfguL@tR. 9.12 The Ring Laser
5U&b")3IT! Chapter 10 Ray Optics
WB2An7i@"{ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
FC:Z9 {2! 10.2 Lenses
I+,~pmn: 10.3 Ray Equations
8IY n9<L 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
+rw?k/ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
S <C'#vj Appendix I Relativistic Optics
.{ ` : 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
/STFXR1@.u 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
ZqhCGHy 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
j {w'#x, 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
e`pYO]Z References
|g vx^)ro Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
'~HCYE:5 Z*EK56.b Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
QxRT%;'Zh] Rating: 5
@l)HX'z0d 3BuG_ild This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
~s@PP'! ^ lrq`1k 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.
/;7\HZ$ @/ *f% u c 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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<l/QS3M Rating: 5
-}u=tiNG WaY _{)x 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.
{9kH<,PJ;! Zj@k3y One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
|JZ3aS 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.
6w3z&5DY| gnjh=anVX1 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
/5qeNjI+2 Rating: 4
.TcsXYL.`, B$R"Ntp 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.
