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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&~U8S^os Number Of Pages: 336
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3~BL!e, ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
%$I\\q q>{ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
J}TS-j 0 Binding: Paperback
"=H7p3 /H@k;o 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.
tsU.c"^n =V_ } z3b Summary: Best in its class
{J%hTjCw Rating: 5
(80]xLEBL hyL3fkMJ, his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
{Zjnf6d] 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).
_$0<]O$ 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.
H]Q Z4( n<kcK 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…
`Te n2(D :HRJ49a Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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|h*H;@$ J:'cj5@ 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.
,|"tLN *m D<#+ R" 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!
]OM|Oo CY0|.x The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
[L|H1ll Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
P`5@$1CJ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
4< 70mUnt 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
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vX)JJ|g 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
85m[^WGyh 1.5 Group Velocity
Q4TI '/ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
B= 7bQli} Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
i15uHl 2.1 General Remarks
cG,B;kMjo 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
y^pk)`y8 2.3 Linear Polarization
q 0.+ F4 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
@ I LG3" 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
}q G{1Er 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
G7pj.rQ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
5 r"`c 2.8 The Brewster Angle
@xm O\ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
Z BcZG 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
F5 wCl2I 2.11 Reflection Matrix
qWGnIPk Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
.rD@Q{e50 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
#!OCEiT_ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
05LVfgJ'q 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
9loWh5_1Z 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
f`.8.1Rd 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
& kHp}\ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
S WVeUL#5 3.7 Spatial Coherence
IwKhun 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
PSI5$Vna4p 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
rC14X} X6 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
H`njKKdR 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
2w'Q9&1~ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
4cRF3$a md 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
~urIA/ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
Ha@'%<gFe Chapter 5 Diffraction
Q'~kWmLf 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
&v Lz{ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
(#BkL:dg 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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,@tkL!"9q 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
A)kx,,[ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
8E&} +DR? 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
4v T!x n Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
sH y hR: 6.1 General Remarks
cNtGjLpx; 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
`$ZX]6G 6.3 The General Wave Equation
\6-x ~ %xK 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
bvu oGG* 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
P(_D%0xKm 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
^o_2=91 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
*&q\)\(3w 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
7"2L|fG 6.9 Optical Activity
x9Y1v1!5Pu 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
,a eQXI#@ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
C< ?}?h hb 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
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-$f~V\M 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
1 "?KQU 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
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"=@b>d6U+ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
WjW+ EF8( 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
((Ak/ qz 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
_T&?H&# 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
V&;1n 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
9 h> nP8 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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[9(tIb!x Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
(MY#;v\AYE 8.1 General Remarks
9un]}7^ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
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z6ISJb 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
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}l~|c{WH` 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
bXF> {%(}E 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Q1 jU{ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
@X4Ur +d 8.9 Molecular Spectra
PElC0 qCn[ 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
6!dbJ5x1 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
7K,Quq.%+ 9.1 Introduction
u~[HC)4(0 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
11[[H k X@ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
usH9dys, 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
t ~ruP',~\ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
{STOWuY 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
0]4kR8R3[ 9.7 Gas Lasers
l9KL P 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
d9>*a$x;/ 9.9 Dye Lasers
o(w!x![" 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
n|2`y? 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
m^0r9y, 9.12 The Ring Laser
4 YDK`:4I~ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
PtCO';9[ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
2+z E|I. 10.2 Lenses
<_$]!Z6UR 10.3 Ray Equations
QEKSbxL\W 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
;iR( Ir 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
K]ob>wPf Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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HM57b>6 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
A]ZCQ49 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
psyxNM=dN# 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
kP~'C'5Ys References
59mNb:< Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
~,+n_KST; W,"|([t4.\ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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o|Cq#JFG ' QGacV This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
J@D5C4>i U"$Q$ OFs 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.
g? N~mca$ S$J}>a#Ry 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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!`=ms1%U Rating: 5
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bj2 3S& 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.
ASmMj;>UM , d T.q One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
^2f'I iE 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.
<i{O\K ]9 7'u<)V Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
L#sw@UCK Rating: 4
<X[TjP r@N 0%JZZ 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.
