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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(kI@U![u (svd~h e2 Publisher: Dover Publications
bPdbKi{j@ Number Of Pages: 336
)%5T*}j Publication Date: 1989-06-01
S)\%.~ n ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
'xp&)g L ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
ddD $ 4+ Binding: Paperback
|LDo<pE*V4 _-I 0f##. 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.
)TcW.d6 FVcoo V Summary: Best in its class
pb5'5X+ Rating: 5
:3Z"Qk$uR 9WuK W*** his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
q ,a|lH 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
NN W* 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
UI 7 JMeV AcYL 3 To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
A %s"WSx, =e,2/Ep{i Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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%G$Kahx V> %!HmtpS 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.
+'x`rk )nS;] 7pB@ 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!
P$\vD^ V4!RUqK The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
4+`<' t]Q Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
$vdGk z@6 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
J~:/,'Ea 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
Ov)rsi 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
Nze#u; 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
mMw&{7b: 1.5 Group Velocity
h"' )D 1.6 The Doppler Effect
]v 6u Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
Mnaoh :z 2.1 General Remarks
~'HwNzDQc 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
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/cr.}D2O 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
N.u)Mbe 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
Sg0 _ l ( 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
}yU, _: 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
]5' 2.8 The Brewster Angle
.) B _~tct 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
`yHV10 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
/H,!7!6>? 2.11 Reflection Matrix
Sz "J-3b^ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
X1i6CEa< 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
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* KFsO1j 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
W<B8P S$ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
5 8 p_b 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
-";'l @D= 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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^Y ~ ,s 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
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?'$=G4y&? Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
Z%XBuq:BY 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
Yk:fV &] 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Y+V* $73` 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
0: h;ots' 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
o~gduNG# Chapter 5 Diffraction
V@8 4Cb 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
B 8|=P&L7N 5.2 Fundamental Theory
R',|Jf=` 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
%7O` ]ik: 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
HHCsWe- 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
r1-?mMSU& 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
W]_+ 3qvZ 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
5cx A,T Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
s:R>uGYOd 6.1 General Remarks
8S@ ~ ^D 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
5 & -fX:/ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
WaN0$66[: 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
23pHB |X 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
p."pI Bd 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
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cpFw]w%] 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
A7+eWg{ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
@XDU !<N 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
cm-cwPAh Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
/_x?PiL 7.1 Thermal Radiation
0}PW ?t76 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
h k(2,z 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
I@+dE V`Lf 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
bX|Z||img 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
6;I&{9 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
#2_phm' 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
jf*M}Q1jHE 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
!ygh`]6V 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
JT[|l-\zo 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
/]F3t]FlC 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
u{ JAC! Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
.FqbX5\p, 8.1 General Remarks
'Xxt[Jy 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
4 FGcCE3 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
~BrERUk 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
oq^#mJL 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
1 q}i UnR 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
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8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
8nt:peJ$+ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
^7Z)/c`" 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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@1wg Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
&]ts*qCEL 9.1 Introduction
:n C Gqg 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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S'9T>&<Kn 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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sn@gchO9s 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
">v76%>Z7 9.7 Gas Lasers
k9~NIvnB` 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
ymrmvuh 9.9 Dye Lasers
Xg^`fRg =T 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
=;l .<{<VH 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
mHM38T9C% 9.12 The Ring Laser
Ew*_@hVC Chapter 10 Ray Optics
Ckj2$c~ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
O6pswMhAc 10.2 Lenses
COH0aNp; 10.3 Ray Equations
?w#V<3= 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
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"T=Z/@Vy 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
B5GT^DaT 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
q6bi{L@/R 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
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1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
(dd+wx't References
qsOA(+ZP Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
"1FPe63\*O {F6>XuS=u Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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2BZYC5jy w#vSZbh This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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H .*:+ dn(I$K 8 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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F*m^AFjs *j5>2-C & 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.
Fa<>2KkOr 4wYD-MB One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
c%y(Z5 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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Geyy!sr`` Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
:btb|^C Rating: 4
CD]hi,B_J = og>& 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.
