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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nwVW'M]r NpxgF <G Publisher: Dover Publications
(W.G&VSn) Number Of Pages: 336
SPp|/ [i7 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
E"7[|-`e6 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
AYAbq}'Yt ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
k3T374t1b Binding: Paperback
<cFj-Ys(T 6 $K@s A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
Y(Y#H$w Svdmg D! Summary: Best in its class
>Iip WTVo< Rating: 5
*6G@8TIh A zVv- !Y his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
|'j,|^ < 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).
^mouWw)a_ 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.
p || mR BDCyeC,Q3 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…
"y60YYn-#J - LB} = Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
WtC&Qyuq Rating: 4
R+El/ya:6 i]Bu7Fuu 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.
z 3{Cp:Mn <O.|pJus 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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(mioKO )?v Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
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1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
M^lP`=sSv 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
OlgM7Vrl 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
!;K zR& 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
ijDXh y 1.5 Group Velocity
!="8ok+ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
D=SjCmG Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
K)^8 :nt 2.1 General Remarks
bq9/ d4 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
f`iDF+h<6 2.3 Linear Polarization
xW7[ VTXc^ 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
Ir =G\/A 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
_T_} k:&X 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
biS{. 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
Y ` Z,52 2.8 The Brewster Angle
nX\mCO4T 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
mW~*GD~ r 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
+|TXKhm{ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
;/ H/ Gn+ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Y[W :Zhl; 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
N( f0, 3.2 Young’s Experiment
4K 8 (H9( 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
57q?:M=^ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
de;CEm<n 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
qFl|q0\ A 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
LnM $@ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
13*S<\ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
TM|P wY 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
<AK9HPxP Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
IVVX3RI 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
:98:U~ d1 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
y(#6nG@S 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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LB[?kpy Chapter 5 Diffraction
~,Yd.?.TI 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
nPDoK!r' 5.2 Fundamental Theory
]re}EB\Rs 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
c? KIHZ0 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
itg"dGDk 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
!R@jbM 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
ML0_Uc3en 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
8n:N#4Dh^ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
Q- w_ @~ 6.1 General Remarks
suYbD!`( 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
6G }4KGQc 6.3 The General Wave Equation
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=pTTXo 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
2dK:VC4U 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
6 !N2B[9 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
_xy[\X;9 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
-8R SE4) 6.9 Optical Activity
\c f'Hj} 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
@ %YbptT} 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
x 0#u2j?zj 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
t<j_` %`8 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
+n$ruoRJh 7.1 Thermal Radiation
TQPrOs? 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
o,S(;6pDJ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
6{0Mp rY 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
4#:C t* f 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
!6z{~Z: 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
S]Di1E^r;_ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
z@ `u$D$n 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
9}L2$^#,NA 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
{[hgSVN ; 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
Xbrc_ V\_ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
NqveL<r` Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
$RunGaX!=N 8.1 General Remarks
VvT7v] 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
Z9*@w`x^u 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
2+b}FVOe\ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
TtH!5{$s 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
l2YA /9. 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
8TK*VOf` 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
{oR@'^N 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
MOay^{u 8.9 Molecular Spectra
I Gi9YpI&K 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
)]4=anJu@| Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
/ {[p?7x> 9.1 Introduction
T LF'7ufq 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
d @ l 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
`M. I.Z_ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
2 @@evQ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
.p?SPR 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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P=L@!F+s 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
|sl^4'Ghc 9.9 Dye Lasers
SqdI($F\: 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
F2ISg' 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
m(^N8k1K; 9.12 The Ring Laser
g!o2vTt5 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
euW 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
TCIbPs E 10.2 Lenses
;*ULrX4[ 10.3 Ray Equations
K5t.OAA: 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
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ckv8QAm Appendix I Relativistic Optics
H
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s&<76kwl 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
k g Rys 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
jzZ]+'t 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
N8x.D-=gG References
%tZrP$DQ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
12_ 7UWZ" g+c%J#F= Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
wO`G_!W9 Rating: 5
.+<Ka0 n}fV$qu This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
i}i >ho-8 <[K) PI 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.
I0=L_&`) c&{= aIe w 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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Dl AwB1Ak o^//|]H3Y One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
j]]5&u/l 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.
1oQbV `P Zk>m!F>,p Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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O=lRI)6w@e XW@C_@*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.
