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。
tB4dkWt.} y/57 >.3 
*#p}>\Y{ xi|T7,\X Publisher: Dover Publications
2fIHFo\8 Number Of Pages: 336
g{wOq{7 V Publication Date: 1989-06-01
#!= "b8F ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
, TL8` ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
-?L~\WJAL Binding: Paperback
gXZl3 m{T:<:q~ 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.
w1tWy Kq E(]39B"i Summary: Best in its class
[\eh$r\ Rating: 5
Yxik .S+G Aw#@}TGT his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
@I _!q* 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
6
axe 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).
QP HibPP: 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.
8 $)xxV_zp oPP`)b$x 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…
?wM{NVt#- +/+:D9j , Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
Z !HQ|')N5 Rating: 4
a`/\0~ >1luLp/,$ 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.
ndW]S 7 o@T-kAEf-. 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!
44@yQ? :(7icHa The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
<5).(MTa Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
R^u 1(SF 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
h"O4r8G} 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
;W"=s79 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
j _]#Ew \q 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
GnT Cq_\ 1.5 Group Velocity
,%Go.3i[ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Zw@=WW[Q`p Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
$)or{Z$& 2.1 General Remarks
J ZH~ { 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
LR`]C] 2.3 Linear Polarization
\\U,|}L . 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
P| U9f6^3 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
/[V} 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
2g0_[$[m 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
W"3YA+qpI 2.8 The Brewster Angle
eHX;*~e6) 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
Uw!N;QsC 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
qnO>F^itF 2.11 Reflection Matrix
I= '6>+P Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
]7|Z s]6 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
{wK| C<K 3.2 Young’s Experiment
I
\Luw* : 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
k[ZkVwx 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
*'l|ws 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
d
U}kimz 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
1\u{1
V 3.7 Spatial Coherence
NQ3EjARZt 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
G*N}X3H:o 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
[H4)p ,R Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
(JX 9c 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
^}Wk 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
UI]UxEJ 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Z%m\/wr 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
59k[A~) ~ Chapter 5 Diffraction
hBRcI0R 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
IIh \ d.o 5.2 Fundamental Theory
k]"DsN$ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Bx" eX>A8 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
JmBe1"hs 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
UD0#Tpd7 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
,v@C=4'm 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
wdMVy= SS Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
jt?DogYx 6.1 General Remarks
qK -\`m 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
-]~KQvIH! 6.3 The General Wave Equation
e8,!x9%J 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
U32&"&";c 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
c,L{Qv"n{ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
Oj]4 jRew 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
. UaLP 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
|!6<L_31% 6.9 Optical Activity
:ceT8-PBRx 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
Y' U]!c9 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
(dnaT-M3 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
]_js-+w6 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
w f" "=; 7.1 Thermal Radiation
x%J.$o[<_ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
EC8 Fapy 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
}}X<e 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
hi0-Sw 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
/ cC4K\M 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
q /eod 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
kE[H q-J=N 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
L|y 9T {s 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
Dd' 4W 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
_xu_W;nh 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
S4C4_*~Vd Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
:=oIvSnh 8.1 General Remarks
a0)] W%F 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
ZxoAf;U~ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
DP6>f zsl 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
<tI_u ~P 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
t2_ pwd*B 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
kJNu2 S 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
L g2z `uv 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
,7os3~Mk9 8.9 Molecular Spectra
zL=PxFw0 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
K06 x7W Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
]&_z@Z.i 9.1 Introduction
<7*d 2 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
tdOox87YK 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
9?I?;l{ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
Xmv^O 9.5 Laser Oscillation
['_W < 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
vT; ~\,M 9.7 Gas Lasers
?F^O7\rw 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
'q7&MM'oS^ 9.9 Dye Lasers
tk66Ggi[K 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
Q=?YY-*$ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
Gq =i-I 9.12 The Ring Laser
ftRzgW); Chapter 10 Ray Optics
2B[I-
K s 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
%ou@Y` 10.2 Lenses
pp R; v 10.3 Ray Equations
LB/1To 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
?X nKK w\ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
RCY}JH>} Appendix I Relativistic Optics
19*D*dkBR 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Jl@YBzDfF 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
H:4? sR3 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
h: Hpz 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
k*|WI$ References
+P|Z1a -jB Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
DgGG*OXY ^+u/Lw& Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
G~{# %i Rating: 5
; G4g;YHy| 1+9}Xnxb This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
i _YJq;( w'&QNm> 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.
Fm`c iu'At7 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.
;hCU y=m. _.+2sm Summary: For the price Great
~pPj Rating: 5
pe>[Ts`2F 3) _(t.$D 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.
fT0+i nRG {8w,{p` One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
;bYLQ 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.
AR6hfdDDT cb`ik)=K% Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
*B%ulsm Rating: 4
]_mcJ/6: p#>d1R1& 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.
