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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(vq0Gl qUH02" z@9 Publisher: Dover Publications
+1Qa7 \ Number Of Pages: 336
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| Publication Date: 1989-06-01
r#ISIgJXG ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
"f/Su(6{0 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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G :W4<w Vv"JN?dHi 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.
|i)7j G< d|^cKLu Summary: Best in its class
PSOW}Y|q Rating: 5
[Yo3=(7J O]"3o,/]G his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
^sLnKAN 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).
Pc+8CuN? 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.
k 8C[fRev Ck71N3~W 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…
f`zH#{u FtaO@5pS54 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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Y,\K9 & d"c6il[ 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.
>k:BG{$Kae {fwA=J9%KS 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!
]g#ur@Y% 9ANC ,+0p The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
;.Lf9XJ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
mlIX>ss|7B 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
gk"0r\Eq 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
tY?_#rc 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
(8M^|z}q 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
7+I%0U}m 1.5 Group Velocity
wz!a;]agg 1.6 The Doppler Effect
0* G 5Vd Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
}LXS!Ff: 2.1 General Remarks
aNZJs<3;'D 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Ee& A5~ 2.3 Linear Polarization
u "rK5' 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
5|&:l8= 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
\ ,:3 bY_d 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
l[KFK%? 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
4>q^W $ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
L@ ,-V 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
<SiD m-=E 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
U}H2!et&,) 2.11 Reflection Matrix
[iJU{W Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
',?9\xEB 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
JsNqijVC 3.2 Young’s Experiment
d2b L_ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
z93HTy9 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
jy= dB-& 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
Sq 9I]A 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
' 0iXx 3.7 Spatial Coherence
Y2&>;ym! 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
y[U/5! `zV 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
g[VVxp!C< Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
R5`"~qP- 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
TW 2OT } 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
b;wf7 ~a* 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
'r KDw06/ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
YkRv ~bc1] Chapter 5 Diffraction
=@#[@Ia 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
l,FK\ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Vf:w.G A 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Of)EBa<5 ^ 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
//c<p 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
13oR-Stj| 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
9zdp 8?T 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
"NU l7ce.R Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
j, SOL9yg 6.1 General Remarks
_xgF?# 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
X[L6Av 6.3 The General Wave Equation
u{0'" jVJ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
7X3<8:% 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
l_ycYD$ZA 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
w7b?ve3- 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
t`b>iX%(1t 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
7U#`^Q} 6.9 Optical Activity
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V K/;ohTTP 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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_ Je k;N Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
TH_Vw,) 7.1 Thermal Radiation
<ex,@ {n4 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
$gi{)'z 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
LOY+^ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
I!(.tu6u6c 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
*/gm! :Ym 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
m5HP 56a 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
3nfw:. 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
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IY @) 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
&KfRZ`9H 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
$y !k)" k Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
JTcK\t8 8.1 General Remarks
>G`=8Ku 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
6d~[M y 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
S>~QuC MY 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
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8Z;wF 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
v kmTd4g 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
%G9: M;|' 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
yteJHaq 8.9 Molecular Spectra
Hu$]V*rAG 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
D:Zpls . Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
*wW/nr=\; 9.1 Introduction
S5:`fo^5 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
5MJ`B: He+ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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x{u7# s1|/ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
-a`EL]NX 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
mk JS_6 9.7 Gas Lasers
~8'4/wh+8 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
OZ?4"1$.t 9.9 Dye Lasers
J-g#zs 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
c 1 j) 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
A(y ^1Nm 9.12 The Ring Laser
y}jX/Ln Chapter 10 Ray Optics
t0Q/vp*/ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
zGFo -C 10.2 Lenses
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DJ"O`qNV3 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
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10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
;$W/le"Xr Appendix I Relativistic Optics
aK'`yuN 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
)I<p< HQD 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
T:Dp+m!\{ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
LP b Z. 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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pfW0)V1t Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
_5Q?]-M j qHg'Fq Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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_H|c _ H`4H(KWm This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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DB'pRo+U o uKID_ ' 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.
)5P*O5kQ - @L|X('i Summary: For the price Great
(x9d7$2 Rating: 5
5J1A|qII ' pOtd7Vr Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
Q[i/] SymSAq0$F One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
KU[eY} 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.
,J?Hdy:R Sv.z9@S Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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ZjLzS]\a D"fE )@Q@Y 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.
