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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"{ V,(w8Dt ,E>VYkoA Publisher: Dover Publications
l^Lg"m2 Number Of Pages: 336
*JpEBtTv=5 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Fa/i./V2 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
P@5^`b| ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
;<&s _C3 Binding: Paperback
yS3x)) O-y"]Wrv 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.
OOk53~2id eQ9x l Summary: Best in its class
-y/?w*Cx Rating: 5
|f>y"T+1 {M%"z,GL7J his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
J,~)9Kh$ 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).
-8pHjry'q 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.
P&F)E#Sa F~DG: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…
JI*ikco- S`6'~g Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
"QlCcH`g Rating: 4
/kJ*WA?J \`XJz{Lm] 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.
/60[T@Mz =x^I 5Pn 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!
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n!N;WL3k Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
UfkRY<H 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
m+u>%Ys` 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
Tbwq_3f K 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
t |y4 kM 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
J -QQ!qa0 1.5 Group Velocity
z$<6;2 1.6 The Doppler Effect
/f6]XP\'`+ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
m9q%l_ 2.1 General Remarks
Xoik%T- 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
L;`4" 2.3 Linear Polarization
-e)bq: T 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
34?yQX{ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
21WqLgT3 4 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
D r2h- 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
sEj:%` l| 2.8 The Brewster Angle
uo65i 1oi 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
I;|Aiu* 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
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&6:,2W&s Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
I|ULf 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
a-} %R 3.2 Young’s Experiment
OcH- `A 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
3@&H)fdp6a 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
pts}? 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
b:3hKW 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
y,r`8 3.7 Spatial Coherence
R utW{wh 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
dyp] y$ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
%F 4Q| Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
WR-C_1-pT 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
c,-x}i0c 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
|l? ALP_g 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
PRLV1o1# 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
XVLuhw i Chapter 5 Diffraction
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,G:4H%? 5.2 Fundamental Theory
TZP{=v < 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
N1Z8I: 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
YH[_0!JY^ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
O}`01A!u; 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
4l1=l#\S 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
Gzfb|9 ,q Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
v\k,,sI 6.1 General Remarks
q7]WR(e 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
p d;-z 6.3 The General Wave Equation
WV @Tm$ r 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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O 1ha'@qID 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
'; dW'Uwc 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
w@ 5 /mf? 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
z\h+6FC D 6.9 Optical Activity
?|8Tgs@+ 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
C~;0A!@]Y 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
48ma&f; 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
^sOm7S { Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
]6;AK\9TM 7.1 Thermal Radiation
yUSB{DLpla 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
GufP[|7b- 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
4@V] zfu^Q 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
+7Lco"\w< 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
,1[??Y 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
XH *tChf< 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
*D{/p/|[ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
Riw7< j 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
U jDF 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
5An0D V5 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
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L_|uB 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
Tb= {g;0 @ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
@Y<tH,* 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
;F""}wzn 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
!~N4}!X3du 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
JZ% F 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
|3,V%>z 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
W #L"5pRg 8.9 Molecular Spectra
P082.:q" 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
<VU4rk^= Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
j?f <hQ 9.1 Introduction
0#[f2X62B 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
yOK]) &c 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
Z&w^9;30P 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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i"]8Zw_D 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
lZM3Q58?\ 9.7 Gas Lasers
Djz UH{6O 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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8}{o2r@ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
S9NN.dKu 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
T4=3VrS 9.12 The Ring Laser
ij(4)= Chapter 10 Ray Optics
GWInN8.5 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
U('<iw,Yy 10.2 Lenses
%p2x^air 10.3 Ray Equations
kLVn(dC " 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
6rQpK&Jx 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
GD[ou.C}k Appendix I Relativistic Optics
t/*K#]26 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
+%Y c4 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
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!0 49K!rP{ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
eq~c References
)6>|bmpU Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
9V;$v As+;q NO Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
Ejms)JK+ Rating: 5
_ML~c&9jv l-S'ATZ0p This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
nh eU~jb , =Nw(G I 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.
`cP'~OT C5+` < 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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P iQkJ[ bqrJP 3 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.
R6Zj= l[ QM Z Ut One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
;}W tJ&y=M 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.
IE)"rTI)b 8pPC 9ew\= Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
>&;>PZBPCO Rating: 4
H=&/ Q icPp8EwH 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.
