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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Ip utF<p iP~ , n8W Publisher: Dover Publications
5wt TP ;P Number Of Pages: 336
Q'B6^%:<~ Publication Date: 1989-06-01
5m $2Ku ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
>"X\>M `" ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
Ac k}QzXO Binding: Paperback
hm$X]H`uMX [Bb utGvj 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.
Vsq8H}K }w-wSkl1 Summary: Best in its class
G)=HB7u[a Rating: 5
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WF}8 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Y o0FUj 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).
mo]KCi 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.
;a"q'5+Ne }`_@'4:t 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…
z T%U!jqI g{s'GyV8t Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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a.F Al@Br m,LG=s 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.
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0 5\dl $*[{J+t_ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
CC ijf] + Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
Sywu=b 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
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1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
wy1X\PJjH 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
> Vb@[ 1.5 Group Velocity
rk2xKm^w 1.6 The Doppler Effect
wl=61 Mb Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
w [>;a.$ 2.1 General Remarks
oj.A,Fh 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
kW3E =pr 2.3 Linear Polarization
_hf4A8ak 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
QA!_} N4n 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
xk~I N%\ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
yKagT$- 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
|rRO@18dA 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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\ b8 sG"G 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
iItcN;;7 2.11 Reflection Matrix
|C \}P Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
a[bB T@f 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
! {,F~i9 3.2 Young’s Experiment
;Z[]{SQ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
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RNVbcd 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
[t\B6XxT 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
vQ V K$n` 3.7 Spatial Coherence
`i~ Y Fr 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
l|`9:H 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
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f67NWFX 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
1B>V t*= 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
<<A`aU^fX 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
p4> $z& _ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
9 ch#}/7B Chapter 5 Diffraction
YKZrEP 4^ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
W|k0R4K]] 5.2 Fundamental Theory
23(=Xp3;> 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
6~:Sgt nU 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
SZ![%)83 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
v;#=e$%}MO 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
c47")2/yO 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
:yT-9 Ze%q Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
[ //R ~i? 6.1 General Remarks
G}@#u 9 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
h~U02"$ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
Hk_y/97OO 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
inPJ2uBD\^ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
TfxwVPX 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
!;@_VWR 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
:A46~UA!$ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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g o5]<4`r 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
M/PFP J >` Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
^_I} x)i*@ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
$h9='0Wi0' 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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j;yf8Nf 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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){s*n=KIO 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
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gIWrlIV{9 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
z@s5m} 8.1 General Remarks
B(k=oXDF 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
U;_[b"SW% 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
wCMQPt)VS 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
uk gAI<O% 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
_eSd nHWx 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
"\"DCDKmG 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
n >,L=wV 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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F+UG'4% 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
yAT^VRbv Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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. %EL \2 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
|s7`F% 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
dCYCHHHF 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
%Kh4m7 9.5 Laser Oscillation
;?fS(Vz~ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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#H [Bb2(j 9.9 Dye Lasers
#BVtL :x@ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
XKL3RMF9r 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
*YTo{~ 9.12 The Ring Laser
FQ%c~N Chapter 10 Ray Optics
Mk<Vyd ds 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
sRVIH A , 10.2 Lenses
6\7nc FO3 10.3 Ray Equations
h/eR 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
6dH }]~a 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Jo(`zuLJ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
|LG4=j.l 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
!{et8F@d| 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
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Kr 'f- { 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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] H~4 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
S>G?Q_&}?D 0l*]L`]L# Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
nZ1zJpBmI Rating: 5
"@@I!RwA YG:3Fhx0~ This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
>% p{38 S0h'50WteJ 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.
@53k8 WtQ8X|\` 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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on CKI ," #?MY&hdU9 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.
>F jR9B (z7v l~D One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
7*Qk`*Ii 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.
X)SDG#&+bF !IU.a90V Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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q/3ziVd7p I& ?Qq k 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.
