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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}Ny~.EV5^ IxP$ lx Publisher: Dover Publications
(_q&QI0{ Number Of Pages: 336
QK~>KgVi Publication Date: 1989-06-01
i;)r|L `V? ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
UR`pZ.U? ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
oRn 5blj Binding: Paperback
5OFb9YX Z${@;lgP A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
KbRKPA` ht)KS9Xu Summary: Best in its class
]o8~b- Rating: 5
87V XVI <>1*1%m his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
!hPe*pPVV) 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
g.EKdvY"%H 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
9e 1KH' 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
:n?} G0y '$OLU[(Y 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…
_ `94CC: E }w<-] 8 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
PDh1*bf{u Rating: 4
PJcz] < rNHV 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.
20uR? /|@ =>h~<88#5 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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Xp3cYS* u Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
#^/&fdK~A 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
[2 6([H 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
KWV{wW=- 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
}%-`CJ, 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
d3C*]|gQ 1.5 Group Velocity
cXokq 1.6 The Doppler Effect
4~r=[|(aY Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
`S7${0e 2.1 General Remarks
0:L m=9 o 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
whg?X&j\V 2.3 Linear Polarization
pRdO4?l 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
1z(y>`ZBq 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
dQFx] p3L 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
{z%%(,I 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
cYTX)]^ u 2.8 The Brewster Angle
dTP$7nfe 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
dkf?lmC+M 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
)Nq$~a Am 2.11 Reflection Matrix
QSy #k~ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
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STB=# z 3.2 Young’s Experiment
Z-j%``I?h 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
hpym! G 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
vi>V6IC4v 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
qx/GioPU 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
F 3a"SKMW 3.7 Spatial Coherence
(sn|`k3I 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
f -6E> 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
[Os W Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
s OW-GWSE< 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
/$x6//0If 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
c>3W1" 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
}g _#.>D+ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
Efw/bTEg Chapter 5 Diffraction
an<tupi[E 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Kc\0-3 Z 5.2 Fundamental Theory
EY!aiH6P 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
GL1 !Z3 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
n/UyMO3= 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
5,qfr!hN, 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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* -Y|qS% Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
4oOe 6.1 General Remarks
v *~ yN* 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Ph.$]yQCc] 6.3 The General Wave Equation
Px K 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
7z6y n= B 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
+Mv0X% (N 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
n|L.d BAs] 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
f.'o4HSj 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
2Sb~tTGz79 6.9 Optical Activity
Q_1EAxt 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
}` 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
t/S~CIA 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
|)IN20 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
)r1Z}X(#d 7.1 Thermal Radiation
P5vM y'1X 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
8N8B${X 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
|g 4!Yd 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
>1mCjP 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
K | Y r 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
+V7*vlx- 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
k2*^W&Z 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
?^IM2}(p 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
NCSb`SC: 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
|vWx[ =`o 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
I[<C)IG Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
haa [ob6T 8.1 General Remarks
A" z') 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
l=EIbh 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
'1r:z, o| 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
\& AmX8" [ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
KY"W{D9ib 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
^X0<ZI 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
rMf& H X 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
3r^i>r8B 8.9 Molecular Spectra
rmR7^Ycv/ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
bUz7 !M$ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
~`mOs1 d 9.1 Introduction
U#,2et6 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
@Z K|k 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
g4j?E{M? 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
d%4!d_I < 9.5 Laser Oscillation
,1F3";`n[ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
)BS./zD*[< 9.7 Gas Lasers
m[ txKj.=_ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
+l&ZN\@0X 9.9 Dye Lasers
o $p*C 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
"o}3i!2Qr 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
(D{9~^EO>a 9.12 The Ring Laser
YJXh|@LT Chapter 10 Ray Optics
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kY4riZnm 10.2 Lenses
`;4zIBJ 10.3 Ray Equations
[Fr.ik 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
a{69JY5 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
CQzJ_aSJ ( Appendix I Relativistic Optics
hMeE@Q0 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
H`aqpa"C 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
) <^9` 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
SukRJvi 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
V w HTtZ References
3 MiNJi#=2 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
e/F=5_Io e [3sWv Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
hU+sg~E Rating: 5
#ra:^9;Es: srJ,Jr( This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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;&^S-+ -&D~TL# 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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u0#q) L8 l)HF4#Bs One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
KE&Y~y8O\ 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.
n4qj"x Q 6}n>Nb;L" Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
^'*9,.ltd Rating: 4
d1 D{wZ3g NHPpHY3^. 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.
