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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,X[kt z Fsmycr!R Publisher: Dover Publications
9_# >aOqL Number Of Pages: 336
d sb `xw Publication Date: 1989-06-01
=)M/@T ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
ypbe!Y<i] ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
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O,+1<.;+ j ~2{lCT 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.
^1S!F-H4\ 04LI]' Summary: Best in its class
s1M Erd Rating: 5
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^el his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
WK ts[Z 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).
' KWyx 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.
S @jQX RY]#<9>M 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…
Jv>gwV{ gFeO }otm Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
R+2 +-j4 Rating: 4
\s/s7 y6b+ h%o%fH&F! 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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sd ,J3 (_niMQtF} The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
8| ):`u Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
~x A-V4 . 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
8UW^" 4 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
.R) D3NZp 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
S'|,oUWDb 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
-MW_| MG 1.5 Group Velocity
T m_b z&Q 1.6 The Doppler Effect
T_i:}ul Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
=[H;orMr 2.1 General Remarks
-(~.6WnhS 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Vr )<\h 2.3 Linear Polarization
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.\[`B.Q 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
aH 4c02s$ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
vL| SY_:4 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
Of- Rx/ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
X>d"]GD 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
=+/eLKG 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
9*2 [B"5 2.11 Reflection Matrix
H;?{B V Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
{v=T [D 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
gcE|#1> 3.2 Young’s Experiment
Uo -)pFN^ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
!g?| 9 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
s:OFVlC %\ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
VYu~26Zr 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
=q>'19^Jx 3.7 Spatial Coherence
'= _/ 1F*q 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
y-T| # 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
%dRo^ E1p Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
DQNnNsP:M- 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
lphFhxJA{ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
3[\iQ*d }B 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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ZRv*!n(Ug< Chapter 5 Diffraction
e&sim X;W 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
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C+?Hm1 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
, `wXg 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
*-+&[P]m 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
[DJ flCR& 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
<A<{, :5C 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
iocI:b < Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
pA`+hQNN 6.1 General Remarks
:l~ I 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
Ot:CPm@ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
%u`8mi nCt 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
uXI_M) 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
AK&S5F>D+B 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
IYqBQnX}oM 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
* "R|4"uy 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
$ .C=H[QC 6.9 Optical Activity
ln$&``L 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
XOxr?NPQ^ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
t2EHrji~ 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
w<C #Bka Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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y#>,+ a#5 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
$iI]MV%= 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
P1zKsY,l$< 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
9)0D~oUi 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
0T@ Zb={ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Yb:\a/ y 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
flk=>h| 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
,^?^ dB 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
@L>q (Kg 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
3Th'p aMG 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
-c(F 1l Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
2 uG0/7 8.1 General Remarks
?bPRxR 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
ykv94i?Q 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
zBo1P(kek 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
QN@CPuy 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
_= +V/= 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
^sa #8^,K 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
kV?y0J. 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
dODt(J}% 8.9 Molecular Spectra
-%2[2p 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
"Weg7mc# Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
qi;f^9M% 9.1 Introduction
z)'M k[ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
Rz (QC\( 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
W"): -Wq 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
AP [|Ta 9.5 Laser Oscillation
M 9EfU 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
8'~[pMn` 9.7 Gas Lasers
NZ ;{t\ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Fkvl%n 9.9 Dye Lasers
^m?KRm2 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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_8"O$w Chapter 10 Ray Optics
FQT~pfY 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
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9[1`jtm 10.3 Ray Equations
Se HagKA 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
yMyE s 8 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Tf tHwe):V Appendix I Relativistic Optics
[E+$?a= 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
/b]oa ! 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
k:JrHBKv\ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
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h]og*( References
mu?Eco`~ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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FhekaA Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
!lEY=1nHOJ Rating: 5
G:<`moKgL Uu!f,L;ty This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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At flf2 K r)Ap8?+ 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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1 "/He ` 4 A/s>PhxV 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.
{ T4 e_s &L,ze One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
#[zI5)Me h 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.
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Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
Vy*:ne Rating: 4
v3}L`dyh3 v J\pR~? 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.
