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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eu=|t&FKk Znq(R8BMW Publisher: Dover Publications
k7b(QADqUU Number Of Pages: 336
d'q;+ jnP Publication Date: 1989-06-01
" DzG Bu\ ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
[Z% l. ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
:28@J?jjO Binding: Paperback
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P~X 67,3i~ 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.
Ob g@YIwn k2wBy'M .' Summary: Best in its class
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MS 9OhR4 1B his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
_jk|}IB;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.
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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).
!~tnt i6 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.
Pg qECd) f (S 3jZ 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…
4Z],+?.[ }P16Xb) p Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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S USc tc5M$b3^2 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.
7ia "u+Y 4g S[D 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!
NywB 3 U=M#41J The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
ltP Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
~S! L!qY 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
-wBnwn- 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
V_ {vZ/0e 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
^ v#+PyW 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
a{5H33JA 1.5 Group Velocity
rkbl/py 1.6 The Doppler Effect
= tLU] Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
IOn`cbV: 2.1 General Remarks
-fhAtxkg 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
{kT#o3,>w6 2.3 Linear Polarization
[p2g_bI8yK 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
KhLg*EL 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
G sR-#tV@ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
`9]P/J^ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
(= 6P]~ , 2.8 The Brewster Angle
`x5ll;"J 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
x0y% \ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
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zkuv\kY/ Z Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
"<7$2! 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
UU*0dSWr 3.2 Young’s Experiment
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}3bQ>whF 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
3`mC"a b / 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
S6= \r{V 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
@2QJm 3.7 Spatial Coherence
IJ+O),' 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
5R$=^gE 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
oB hL}r Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
]Fb8.q5(Y 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
r[ Z g 2 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
sxf} Mmsk 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Vj?*= UL 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
X%RQB$ Chapter 5 Diffraction
dO Y lI`4 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
bkJwP s 5.2 Fundamental Theory
O@G<B8U,K 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
8JQ<LrIt9 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
^xBb$ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
I8XGU) 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
h #$ _<U 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
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Y j ,9V], 6.1 General Remarks
{jq^hM!TEy 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
n=lggBRx 6.3 The General Wave Equation
B3ohHxHu 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
* fOS"-C L 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
Zw3hp,P] 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
i4 y(H 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
S(q4OQ B{ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
Y/QK+UMW* 6.9 Optical Activity
NZ C<m$') 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
1q;I7_{ 2 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
1\"BvFE*E~ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
AX!Md:s Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
h8D tq5t4 7.1 Thermal Radiation
M%nZu{ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
q[T_*X3o 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
$i5G7b 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
^hGZVGSv 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
}W Bm%f 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
<"j"h=tm} 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
gK] T} 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
X.r!q1_c 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
7KYF16A4 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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AZBY, :>D Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
see'!CjVo2 8.1 General Remarks
2=/-d$ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
{Hrr :h C 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
E!O(:/* 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
ul]m>W 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
06j)P6Iju 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Mz % d _ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
g/J^K*3] 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
-v/?> 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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l.Lc]Z pB Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
wE.@0 9.1 Introduction
`zV -1)= 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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N-_| %C-. 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
9h)P8B. >M 9.7 Gas Lasers
y D=)&->Ra 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
) G F 9.9 Dye Lasers
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NEjB jLJZ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
'ra_Zg[j 9.12 The Ring Laser
%'p|JS Chapter 10 Ray Optics
&Funao> 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
\)s 3]/"7 10.2 Lenses
L2Q p6A6S 10.3 Ray Equations
aO;Q%]VL ' 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
vzgudxG'z 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
>goAf`sqo Appendix I Relativistic Optics
]'z ^Kt5S 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
}9fV[zO 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
O,z%7> < 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
374_G?t& 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
sC'A_ -' References
c_j )8 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
bN~'cs8 e _{@}Fd?o Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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MYW 4@# =,1zl}PR This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
!& :.Uh [zO(V`S2 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.
E t[QcB3 e?'k[ES^ 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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`5aypJf 1 $y |6< 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.
x [,wJzp\6 SGT -B. One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
2QQYXJ^ 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.
kv FOk OEq e^``! Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
(/UMi,Ho Rating: 4
>ww1:Sn =u1w\>( 2Y 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.
