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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+M6qbIO t "J"G@1) Publisher: Dover Publications
$Rsf`*0- Number Of Pages: 336
+]Y&las Publication Date: 1989-06-01
\dbjh{ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
5xi f0h-` ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
+?~'K&@ Binding: Paperback
\z<B=R T\ bO: Ei 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.
g`!:7|&,_ H85HL-{ Summary: Best in its class
HZdmL-1Z^+ Rating: 5
_gB `;zo ~n84x his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
/}Y>_8 7 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
W$0<a@ 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
JI}(R4uV 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
elZ?>5P$} RV|: mI 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…
tZ[Y~] ,F Gv}*T w $ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
A}sb 2P Rating: 4
iZQwo3"8r Te~"\`omJ3 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.
{hX. R 0CxQ@~ttl 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!
Pn5@7~ a4X J0Tm The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
dfe 9)m> Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
>UpTMEQ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
})Rmu."\ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
hNXPm~OK\ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
uRKCvsi sX 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
vfJ}t#%UH 1.5 Group Velocity
pc5-'; n 1.6 The Doppler Effect
/!UuGm Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
]YZ+/:#U7 2.1 General Remarks
#H(|+WEu 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
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,*r"cmz 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
C8y 3T/G 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
~ -Rr[O=E 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
n6[bF "v 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
j_ \s dH*r 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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mUzNrkG(G 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
0X -u'=Bs 2.11 Reflection Matrix
<FMW%4 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
[b J/$A 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
*8U+2zgfC 3.2 Young’s Experiment
( hd^ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
^v3ytS 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
7(eWBJfTo 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
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1&Rz'JQ+ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
M'W@K 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
3`J?as @^8 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
?b:J6 (- Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
()K%Rn 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
X^?<, Y)1. 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
xzy7 I6X 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
] ;^A8? 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
0kpRvdEr- Chapter 5 Diffraction
`Qv7aY 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
abWmPi 5.2 Fundamental Theory
on(F8%]zE 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
9C$b^wHd 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
(} "r 5 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
WO)rJr!C 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
T^aEx.`O}` 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
"4H&wHhT! Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
,$mnD@) 6.1 General Remarks
2<yi8O \ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Dz]&|5'N 6.3 The General Wave Equation
+e%9P%[+ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
}-)2CEj3L% 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
WDSkk"#TF 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
?@(_GrE- 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
wtetB')yD 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
VCcLS3 6.9 Optical Activity
: +/V 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
NUEy0pLw 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
~o= Sxaf 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
kW4/0PD Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
IBf&'/ 8\ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
Eg 5|XV 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
={W;8BUV%^ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
ly}6zOC\ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
%(Nu"3|$K= 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
B+iVK(j'[v 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
yW^[{)V 3% 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
qWGnIPk 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
i RS )Z ) 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
C&,&~^_F 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
|J'@-*5?[8 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
5iz]3]}% Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
b~Op1p 8.1 General Remarks
4 g b2$" ! 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
vm v k 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
rm;'/l8Y-E 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
"L |E w# 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
k8F<j)" 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Tw)nFr8oF] 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
+b.<bb6 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
7!#x-KR~5 8.9 Molecular Spectra
{x W? v; 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
36*"oD=@ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
@R_a'v- 9.1 Introduction
Q'~kWmLf 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
Q` 4= 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
Lz2wOB1Zc+ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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_~&6Kb^* 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
2S&e!d- 9.7 Gas Lasers
xKWqDt 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
:@r E & 9.9 Dye Lasers
2BXpk^d5y 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
u01 'f-h 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
=\B{)z7@6D 9.12 The Ring Laser
Y|_ #yb Chapter 10 Ray Optics
9AD`,]b 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
,3.E]_3 xX 10.2 Lenses
TUIj-HSe 10.3 Ray Equations
K19/M1~ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
nW3 -)Q89 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
^ ~:f02[D Appendix I Relativistic Optics
;gY W!rM 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
C< ?}?h hb 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
K}tl,MMU 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
&M ,a+|yuY 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
G+stt(k: References
#:s*)(Qn Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
q&Y'zyHLP klxVsx%I{G Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
mTz %;+|L Rating: 5
nBI?~hkP3 ;& q}G1 This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
J0*hJ-/u L3JFQc/oh~ 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.
% o bR2% X^ckTIdR 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.
_Db=I3.HJ `uM:> Summary: For the price Great
;,[6 n|M Rating: 5
L6./b; 0 ?KXQD 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.
`E+)e?z ^q5~;_z| One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
Ef{rY|E 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.
6!dbJ5x1 7K,Quq.%+ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
u~[HC)4(0 Rating: 4
11[[H k X@ ZQXv-" 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.
