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。
rVnolA*% it=ir9 `mKK1x |C\XU5} Publisher: Dover Publications
5VlF\- Number Of Pages: 336
x]:B3_qR Publication Date: 1989-06-01
?yvjX90 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
=,LhMy ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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,j\UZ yrR,7vJ 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.
/f,*| IQ9Rvnna Summary: Best in its class
.BZ3>]F3< Rating: 5
z%L\EP;o} AW`+lE'? his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
&n&ndq 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).
K]Q1VfeL= 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.
8x<; AL|` ZDl(q~4?z 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…
\jByJCN =tfS@o/n Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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7j\jOklV y Ide] 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.
Pb@9<N Xm' 7_AcvsdW 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!
0p ZX _L' ;=?KQq f The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
[d,")Ng Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
wLH[rwPr 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
>t}0o$\?E 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
q|ww fPez7 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
G+f@m, 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
qi-!iT(fe 1.5 Group Velocity
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-<WQ>mrB& Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
(8OaXif 2.1 General Remarks
i.*Utm`1"e 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
ih/MW_t=m= 2.3 Linear Polarization
lzStJ,NPqn 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
-!z,t7! 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
06S-3bis 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
[1 gWc`# 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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O&u[^s/^ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
c_^-`7g 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
`l8^n0- 2.11 Reflection Matrix
^8r4tX Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
:svRn9_8H 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
geRD2`3; 3.2 Young’s Experiment
`FL!L59nz 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
/`V:; 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
4RV5:&ALLS 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
Lz'05j3! 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
-Am~CM 3.7 Spatial Coherence
X}$uvB}+> 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
i''[u 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
J_^Ml)@iy Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
Fn~?YN 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
DpaPRA)x 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
G&/RJLX|w 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
&\, ZtaB 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
'rwnAr Chapter 5 Diffraction
$pm5G} . 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Pe_iA_ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
*?Sp9PixP 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
f._FwD 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
ovn)lIs 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
vpGeG 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
b{o%`B* 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
"`AIU}[_I Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
vUXas*s4 6.1 General Remarks
tOK lCc 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
<ZV !fn 6.3 The General Wave Equation
?=;dNS@i@ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
aa1^cw 5} 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
qUY QN2wG 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Ol9'ZB|R 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
*hp3w 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
E}V8+f54S 6.9 Optical Activity
vq~btc.p{& 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
mG!Rh 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
NyTv~8A`) 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
?-P]m&nh| Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
H"H&uA9" 7.1 Thermal Radiation
5};Nv{km^2 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
dM{xPpnx 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
8uR4ZE* 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
.OHjn| 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
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`)[bu 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
vt" 7[!O 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
P7;=rSW 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
V3'QA1$ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
?th`5K30 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
xA-O?s"CY Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
bojx:g 8.1 General Remarks
<B*}W2\ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
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.r/6BDE" 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
j"aimjqd3 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
6^pddGIG 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
AKVll 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
E.$1CGd+ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
%.kJ@@_e 8.9 Molecular Spectra
$:R"IqDG 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
#TLqo(/ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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]:B|_|H 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
"Ldi<xq%xl 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
}%B^Vl%ZZ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
6@TGa%:G 9.5 Laser Oscillation
P%8zxU; 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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;Zb+WGyj 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
iEG`+h' 9.9 Dye Lasers
Zb)j2Xgl 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
5gV%jQgkC 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
-v *wT*I1 9.12 The Ring Laser
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8v7;{4^ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
V&x6ru# 10.2 Lenses
}VlX!/42 10.3 Ray Equations
J+3PUfg>@R 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
]Ma2*E!p 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
hfpSxL Appendix I Relativistic Optics
IT a8*Myj 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
K8{U b 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
FpjpsD~Qu 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
A+Nf]([ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
zK`z*\ References
*xxG@h|5n Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
i?uJ<BdU[ Omkl|l9 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
Z !Njfq5 Rating: 5
^lCys 5UE5;yo This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
E\2| )K2,h5zU 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.
@GzEhv +;7Rz_.6f 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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kYw k'\s Rating: 5
%xE\IRlR Ur`Ri? 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.
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#>V .l$'%AG:~ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
+Z0@z^6\ 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.
Fj<#*2{]B [m7^Euury Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
f)x^s$H Rating: 4
*rPUVhD_ qrBo'@7 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.