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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L4ct2|w}ul \j-:5M#m Publisher: Dover Publications
Bj"fUI!dK Number Of Pages: 336
<:&{ c-f/ Publication Date: 1989-06-01
R,BIN p ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
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dPxJ`8 Binding: Paperback
g3yZi7b5FU *=!r|UdB. 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.
HIt9W]koO n ywC]T Summary: Best in its class
]rNxvFN*j Rating: 5
d{7)_Sbky UI'fzlB his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
vP+qwvpGr 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
$dWYu"2C D 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
(i?9/8I 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
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A_e5Vb ,u. aT+w6{%Z Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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::Tp 86 !$<!I 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.
:h/v"2uDN Z6Z/Y()4Tl 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!
9qB4\ONXZ ?GtI.flV The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
}f% Qk0^ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
QAMcI:5 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
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V ]"pM]>3X 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
GXNkl?# 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
d2)]6)z6 1.5 Group Velocity
U.b|3E/^ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
*UXa.kT@ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
%o0 H#7' 2.1 General Remarks
${}9/(x/^ 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
1'iQlnMO@ 2.3 Linear Polarization
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g!r) yzK 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
?^^TR/ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
CC 'N"Xb 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
M'oZK 2.8 The Brewster Angle
{x[C\vZsi] 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
m(EV C}Y 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
SQ]M"&\{y 2.11 Reflection Matrix
fF=tT C Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
& .#dZ}J 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
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P"t Dq& 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
eNM"e- 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
)vg@Kc26 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
- DYH>! 3.7 Spatial Coherence
Ke]'RfO\ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
{yEL$8MC 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
IG2z3(j Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
>IA1 \?( 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
V?`|Ha} 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
\%%M >4c 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
rSm#/)4A 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
t("koA=. Chapter 5 Diffraction
\5=4!Ez 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
h x/A215L 5.2 Fundamental Theory
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Ml{4)%~Y7f 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
0dI7{o;<| 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
\_i2 2/Et 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
lH@goh 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
1=!2|D:C)i Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
nPl,qcyY 6.1 General Remarks
}#Iqq9[ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
bxBndxl 6.3 The General Wave Equation
O'.{6H;t 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
H`Zg-j` 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
>?G!>kw 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
c? GV 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
TC@F*B; 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
N+H[Y4c?F& 6.9 Optical Activity
6Bexwf<u 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
JRE\R&>g 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
%\)AT" 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
IlI5xkJ( Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
'P4V_VMK 7.1 Thermal Radiation
/oGaA@#+ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
hw)z] 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
g?Rq .py]! 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
CP$ ,fj 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
LcNI$g;}Yf 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
EQM[!g^a 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
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Yfs eX;VX 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
1:./f |m 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
n* . <L 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
l <Z7bo Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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8.1 General Remarks
|S]fs9 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
/#L4ec-' 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
J*ZcZ FbWN 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
nvc(< Ovw 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
3RcnoXX_ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
uaCI2I 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Pi,86? 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
_. EM])b 8.9 Molecular Spectra
L&]{GNw 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
}/IP\1bG Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
nf:wJ-;* 9.1 Introduction
{?A/1q4rr 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
e"p){)*$ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
-b ?s\X 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
E 5*pD*# 9.5 Laser Oscillation
ltkA7dUbu 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
9o]!D,u8=5 9.7 Gas Lasers
} wJH@'0+ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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zY-?Bv_D 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
9 OlJC[ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
0j}@lOt( 9.12 The Ring Laser
^(BE_<~ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
#&z'?x^a 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
8M BY3F 10.2 Lenses
KmqgP`Cu 10.3 Ray Equations
P$@:T[}v 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
^$rqyWZYp 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
:SZi4:4-J8 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
EYn9l n_]u 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
!QME!c>*$ 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
9tmnx')_ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
J$`5KbT3 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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SWT)M1O2 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
'?3(& |F qujZz Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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&7{yk$]* `+0P0( bn This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
s>{\^T7y C0ORB p 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.
zP|^@Homk /U6ry' 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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'HL.W]( Rating: 5
N7)K\)DS!z $"6Gv Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
H}8kku>7 {qs>yQ6a:- One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
xl c2,L;i I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
ws$kwSHq fOP3`G^\ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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f {CX06BP 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.
