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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$E.Fgy:G +prUau* Publisher: Dover Publications
%~} , N Number Of Pages: 336
/='Q-`?9 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
7&9w_iCkV ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
X%iJPJLza ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
7t 1as. Binding: Paperback
c&N;r| N ,FXc_BCx4 A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
z~==7:Os |f/Uzd ~ Summary: Best in its class
8&nb@l Rating: 5
z;y{QO 9 )!} his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
~9xkiu5~ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
jD%|@ux 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
KCAV B:Ft(, To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
G0~Z |P ^b| I^TN0 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
_RU L$Ds Rating: 4
ijUu{PG`X ~#i2re G5 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.
D.Cn`O} 5Zd oem 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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Srz8sm; Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
m Rm }7p 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
;]b4O4C\ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
tW94\3)1 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
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lC` w}0 p 1.5 Group Velocity
/]_|uN)Q 1.6 The Doppler Effect
LnKgT 1 Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
+2}cR66% 2.1 General Remarks
!> D[ Y 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
H(tC4'tA 2.3 Linear Polarization
Qe\vx1GRLH 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
lM}-'8tt? 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
`/'p1?Z " 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
|cP:1CRzi 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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rfYa<M Qc 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
%p$XK( 6 2.11 Reflection Matrix
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U\B 9Ab 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
Kw$@_~BJ6 3.2 Young’s Experiment
z i3v, Kq 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
J*MH`;- 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
"]kzt ux 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
M_Q`9 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
ot[ZFF\ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
[Eccj`\e g 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
L+p}%!g 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
gzn:]Y^ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
LU+SuVm 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Z S wuEX 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
=}kISh 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
O39 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
4x(m.u@ Chapter 5 Diffraction
?jUgDwc(w 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
LAo$AiTUR{ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
R`E:`t4G 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
8<mloM-4 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
KXDnhV f 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
U~ )5 { 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
"igA^^?X1N 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
w8R7Ksn( Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
{Ji&rk}NP 6.1 General Remarks
iQ(j_i'+!I 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
cu
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x {Utf$| 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
i!*<LIq 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
q~
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&9)/" 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
i%.k{M Y 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
E;{CoL 6.9 Optical Activity
ZD'm wj+K 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
NK/y,f6 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
4'*-[TKC 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
>6jal?4u- Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
A nu : 7.1 Thermal Radiation
6vAZLNG3 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
$Wj{B@k 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
5,##p"O( 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
Hzm_o>^KC 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
;I vv4u 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
2t_g\Q 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
z9 Ch %A{ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
=v?P7; T 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
h)ZqZ'k$ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
%L- qAI &V 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
R*2N\2 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
TP {\V>*Yz 8.1 General Remarks
Y:O|6%00Y 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
KYw7Jx`l 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
_b&26!gl 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
k<Gmb~Tg1 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
DJ<+" .v! 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
@O'NJh{D` 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Gv G8s6IZ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
]s0wJD= 8.9 Molecular Spectra
"5<! 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
PNo:[9`S;m Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
iTq&h=(n 9.1 Introduction
o*/;Zp== 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
CN ( : 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
9/e> %1. 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
M0xhcU_ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
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wU!-sf;]y 9.7 Gas Lasers
@@K/0:], 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
gAorb\iJ 9.9 Dye Lasers
ru2M"]T 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
FCEmg0qdjD 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
'A .5T%n- 9.12 The Ring Laser
Cy uRj[;B Chapter 10 Ray Optics
O.X;w<F/ V 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
)uOtQ0 10.2 Lenses
>Rt:8uurAG 10.3 Ray Equations
cL*oO@I&_ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
4hxP`! < 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
)' f =!'X Appendix I Relativistic Optics
ejyx[CF 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
j>;1jzr2} 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
WHBGhU 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
C=r`\W 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
N [3Y~HX!q References
(_ :82@c Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
|wv+g0]Pg^ x3FB`3y~s Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
#z&R9$ Rating: 5
~<<32 t'S: ?+7 ~ E8 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
b3[[ Ah- oY0b8=[ 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.
CSoVB[vS 1)h<) 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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0aY\(@ Rating: 5
* bYU=RS '@+q_v@Jl 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.
U4-RI]Cpf KG(FA One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
BN jMq 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.
F%$ q]J[ qS! Lt3+ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
Uaux0W Rating: 4
ktynIN iR9du P+ 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.
