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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5mH [|_ 6g(;2gY Publisher: Dover Publications
s :vNr@TS Number Of Pages: 336
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Publication Date: 1989-06-01
wk(25(1q ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
O<u=Vz3c~0 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
L%'J]HL- Binding: Paperback
1\}vU z@*E =B1L 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.
; pnF%co9 K-qWT7< Summary: Best in its class
lqDCK&g$E# Rating: 5
*?)MJ@ 1d^~KBfv his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
M2$/x`\-~ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
b<h((]Q>^ 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).
\CB^9-V3 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.
|t,sK aL T:^. ; ZY 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…
qv!(In >u P1#g{f Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
Vt`4u5HG Rating: 4
26V6Y2X SN6 QX!3 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.
E=NjW O Dri6\/0 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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UZdnsG7 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
wL;OQhI 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
\!ZA#7 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
h ldZA 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
1k[_DQ=^l1 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
`bP`.Wm 1.5 Group Velocity
O,$*`RZpx 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Q2CGC + Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
&4Z8 df! 2.1 General Remarks
CD1Ma8I8 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
x{H+fq,M 2.3 Linear Polarization
;qmnG3;Q 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
SSe;&Jk2d 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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NlYuT+ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
yg\QtWW M 2.8 The Brewster Angle
/xn|d#4 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
'5} hm1, 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
RDps{),E;d 2.11 Reflection Matrix
ys=2!P-[# Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
,='Ihi 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
bTs2$8 1[ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
(Mc{nFqS 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
&A:&2sP8 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
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V_i&@<J 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
PKlR_#EB? 3.7 Spatial Coherence
EU(e5vO 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
PYQ0&;z 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
?e%*q^~Cu Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
2Z; !N37U 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
+ |C@B`h 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
RHsVG &<j 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
fR1L VLU 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
.7 .G}z1 Chapter 5 Diffraction
5K
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G[}v?RLI 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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:1d;jx> 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
2K4Xu9-i:b 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
5,xPB5pK 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
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\: ZDY(>1 6.1 General Remarks
"yymnIQ3u 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
?C CQm 6.3 The General Wave Equation
OcB&6!1u 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
G! %m~+", 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
*mV?_4!,f7 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Z71 _D 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
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r@JMf)a] 6.9 Optical Activity
"tT4Cb3 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
hq4&<Zr( 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
5]mH.{$x$? 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
1G A.c: Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
e"1mdw" 7.1 Thermal Radiation
7( 5 d$ W 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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?121 as}z 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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v1u~[c=|^ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
U| yt 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
/#5 rt &q 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
G%Lt>5*!nE 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
ke@OG! M / 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
vEjf|-Mb9 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
$Ptl&0MN% Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Dh m ;K$T 8.1 General Remarks
uv5NqL& 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
ty[%:eG# 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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?Kmz urG 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
CUB ;0J( 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
J3+qnT8X 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
y l*%P3m| 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
9~^k3!>0 8.9 Molecular Spectra
Obu 6k[BE. 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
37n 2 #E Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
4]}d 'x& 9.1 Introduction
%-YWn`yE m 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
BZOl &G( 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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S^q^=q0F 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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^69(V LK 9.9 Dye Lasers
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p%Q{Rqc) 9.12 The Ring Laser
?&6|imPE Chapter 10 Ray Optics
dM,{:eID 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
/_JR7BB^X, 10.2 Lenses
rD6NUS 10.3 Ray Equations
<`q-#-V@ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
z$Z%us>io 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
I(>_as\1 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
\{(cz/]G/ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
p]e.E`'S 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
:\mdVS!o 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
mE+=H]`.p 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
xt@v"P2Ok References
H>\l E2 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Q=<&ew \HMuV g'Q Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
M"-53|#:w\ Rating: 5
t& yuo E +pv..\ This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
l7WZ" 6 d 9e;{o,r@ It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
7wrRIeES @Rd`/S@ This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
G]-\$>5R < A`srmS? Summary: For the price Great
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aTaL|&( 1 mv5B t Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
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n>o= RQ2 I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
pB VzmQF @q|c|X:I Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
ip|l3m$ Mi Rating: 4
$?&distJ (^ J2( 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.
