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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)g-*fSa ky*-_ Publisher: Dover Publications
2>mDT Number Of Pages: 336
"8N]1q:$4 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
hFKYRZtP.8 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
r$+9grm< ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
YEGXhn5E Binding: Paperback
m{' q(w} GXwV>)!x 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.
@0aUWG!k ^rI&BN@S Summary: Best in its class
5(,WN Rating: 5
} [1I_) -7lJ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
% 'P58 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
?qdG)jo= 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).
&iuc4" ' 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.
3) =$BSC% \aG> (Mr To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
R|_?yV[ atY m.qb Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
HYtkSsXLN Rating: 4
@ wB$qd;v s+4G`mq>* 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.
k38Ds_sW6d \wM r[_LW 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!
> XA#/K %lvSO/F+ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
KktQA*G Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
" # JRw 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
DS^PHk39 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
pbu 8Ib8z 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
1A zigd0% 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
Pb!kl # 1.5 Group Velocity
8c#u"qF 1.6 The Doppler Effect
g XG1 w> Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
}F-W OQ 2.1 General Remarks
ms<?BgCSz 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
RTSg= 2.3 Linear Polarization
Hl] 3F^ { 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
.F9> |Xx[ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
:H6Ipa 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
poeKY[]. 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
.aF+>#V=Q 2.8 The Brewster Angle
V\Rbnvq 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
o XA*K.X< 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
5`0tG; 2.11 Reflection Matrix
3:!+B=woR Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
gVk_<;s 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
;g*ab 3.2 Young’s Experiment
|nB2X;K5~ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
Wl} d6ZTm 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
z6$W@-Vd 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
:FB#,AOa_ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
m@)K]0g<f 3.7 Spatial Coherence
wS#.W zp.w 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
(@~d9PvB> 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
dtr 8u Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
YcT!`B 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
RD<l<+C^~ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
0d~>zKho 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
<S%M*j 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
hQvSh\p Chapter 5 Diffraction
6 I"Q9( 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
,i e84o 5.2 Fundamental Theory
W& w - yZ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
hC=9%u{r? 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
YeK PoW 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
fHdPav f,S 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
3w#kvtDVm 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
b&. o9PV" Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
ul1#_xp 6.1 General Remarks
$x JVUV 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
J[ du>1D 6.3 The General Wave Equation
+2 !F6"hP 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
AN ZD7v6a 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
y7txIe!<5 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
CQ9 B;i` 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
x~rIr#o 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
G BV]7. 6.9 Optical Activity
vE^Hk!^ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
I MpEp}7 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
_0<qS{RW 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
G$<FQDvs Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
:%~+&qS 7.1 Thermal Radiation
dnSjXyjFB 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
zVFz}kJa 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
.n'z\] -/Q 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
8 (&Jy RT 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
J*IC&jH: 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
!7]4sXL{ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
!c(B c^ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
Y1vl,Y i 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
nJ<h}*[ 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
LxC*{t/>8 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
|f# ~#Y2v Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
T.]+T[}! 8.1 General Remarks
sluR @[l 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
OQIQ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
CA, &R <] 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
. gh3" 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
I4.^I/c( 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
#8 H 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
<05\ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
,#@B3~giC 8.9 Molecular Spectra
sN.h>bd 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
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Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
I'%vN^e^ 9.1 Introduction
Gqvj 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
481J=8H 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
t&MJSFkiA 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
|}P4Gr}6 9.5 Laser Oscillation
O RAKg.49 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
3C{3"bP 9.7 Gas Lasers
wyvrNru<l4 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
H48`z'o 9.9 Dye Lasers
LT']3w 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
{P ZN J 2~ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
="hh=x.5J 9.12 The Ring Laser
xcz[w}{eEq Chapter 10 Ray Optics
3eX;T +|o 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
x2/L`q"M?= 10.2 Lenses
gx~79;6 10.3 Ray Equations
;dgxeP;mp 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
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Appendix I Relativistic Optics
/ V}> v 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
^o^[ p % 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
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JsAl;w 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
huVw+vAA References
frV * + Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
6 B>1"h%Wf HF>Gf2- C Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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KKpO <TO This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Ct2m l ) in hPd 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.
ODa+s>a`^ g$+u;ER5 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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tg%s#lLeH 4pNIsjl} One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
3>LyEXOW 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.
z/09~Hc oj\ av~cI Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
78a!@T1# Rating: 4
^Q rezl& |Yq0zc! 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.
