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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$M:4\E5( $K=K?BV[ Publisher: Dover Publications
pkrl@ jv > Number Of Pages: 336
Y2RxD\!Z Publication Date: 1989-06-01
6Y0/i,d* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
@\x, ;!N@ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
ucIVVT(u Binding: Paperback
<) >gg! eY0Ly7 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.
z6GL,wo# K8yWg\K Summary: Best in its class
*#X+Gngo Rating: 5
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M<1? his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
*so6]+)cU 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).
(hD X4;4 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.
{,nd_3"Vq 0lvb{Zd 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…
OF<[Nh\. oT9XJwqnv Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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\rw'QAi8r >X@.f1/5X 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.
$=;bccIob ^^j|0qshL There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
H4 K(SGx VC_3 ll]vr The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
g%<{G/Tz Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
gn;nS{ A 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
JsAb q 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
}[hDg6i 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
'xu7AKpU) 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
j,gM+4V^ 1.5 Group Velocity
A61-AwvF8- 1.6 The Doppler Effect
qqO10~Xc Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
6 ^6uK 2.1 General Remarks
] % ZjD 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
7 @e[:>e 2.3 Linear Polarization
A-@-?AR 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
rsq'60 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
Vt$ $ceu 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
unbcz{&Hb[ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
| eVTxeq 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
$)i"[ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
SbQ{ > 2.11 Reflection Matrix
CO6XIgTe Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
* (XgUJ q+ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
MZhJ,km) 3.2 Young’s Experiment
:jN;l 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
I{X@<o} 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
16d{IGMz 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
PHB \)/ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
M#22Zfxq 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
;Vtpq3 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
O.m.]%URW Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
[ ;kj,j 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
k?@W/}Iv9 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
p_kTLNZd9 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
nG(|7x 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
L 5 2z Chapter 5 Diffraction
U] R|ej 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
B+e~k?O] 1 5.2 Fundamental Theory
4tN~UMw? 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
^,\se9=( 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
_ZvX" {y~ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
h hNFp 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
h?O%XnD 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
h11bK'TI v Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
9i xnf=$Jp 6.1 General Remarks
A5 J#x6@ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
$F==n4) 6.3 The General Wave Equation
sjgxx7 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
3k s| 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
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l>Oe ,`9O 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
:O2v0Kx 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
xd Sj+507 6.9 Optical Activity
<MDFf nj 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
JO;` Kz_$ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
Z{>Y':\?< 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
@zpHem dB Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
!-Tm u 7.1 Thermal Radiation
i =+<7]Q 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
@e D2<e 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
EC&19 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
JZ*?1S> 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
L``mF(R^ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
dYttse' 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
B?>#cpW j 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
v,O&UrZ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
` G/QJH{I 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
t3kh]2t 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
L&F\"q9q71 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
kKTED1MW&W 8.1 General Remarks
>Sl:Z ,g ; 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
>!WBl Sy 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
AF nl t 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
"B{xC}Tw 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
( ]uoN4 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
z j0pP{y 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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J*kzJ{vwy* 8.9 Molecular Spectra
OTbjZ( 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
"MKsSty Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
+=F);;! 9.1 Introduction
-)c"cgx. 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
_ -FQ78C 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
"g&l~N1$ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
*v-xC5L1\ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
MkIO0&0O 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
~V)VGGOL$v 9.7 Gas Lasers
1 jd=R7 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
,}$x'8v 9.9 Dye Lasers
j F2GHyB 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
i}12mjF 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
5 s2}nIe 9.12 The Ring Laser
.ceU @^ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
P<oD*C 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
)HiTYV)]' 10.2 Lenses
-|UX}t* 10.3 Ray Equations
|Szr=[ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
3). c [F^l 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
x6mq['_ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
"pJ EzC 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
<cd%n- 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
C l){sP=8W 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
|L#r)$n{1 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
mLdyt-1 References
{ }2p1-( Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Al;oI3 ]t 0S_ UH$ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
T[II;[EiE Rating: 5
U-N/Z \QD H%jIjf This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Q>Q}/{8! mqxy(zS] 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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TX V&n JT~k 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.
SQ.Wj?W) WM7/|.HQ Summary: For the price Great
tA n6 pGp Rating: 5
s: .XF|e{ q.Mck9R7 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.
+VFwYdW, ^vz@d+\Kd One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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=) >q.R9 Q";eyYdOL Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
`cRB!w=KHV Rating: 4
)}lV41u M- A}(r +J 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.
