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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N8df8=.kw 493*{ Publisher: Dover Publications
4 #Jg9o Number Of Pages: 336
,eS)e+yzc2 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
d&>^&>?$zh ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
^S; -fYW2 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
xyXa . Binding: Paperback
,PD QzJY I7 ]8Y=xf A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
gs`q6 f%( .T`%tJ-Em Summary: Best in its class
CAf6:^0 Rating: 5
-mh3DhJ, :g/tZd$G5 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
gjlx~.0d 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).
1|:KQl2q 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.
%(Icz ? |DwZ{(R"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…
+b 6v!7_ Q,Eo mt Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
[nh>vqum Rating: 4
/x *3}oI o4WDh@d5S 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.
8{ I|$*nB @O~pV`_tD There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
lEBLZ}}\ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
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1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
G#$-1"!` 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
J . <F"r> 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
~.|_ RdN 1.5 Group Velocity
vih9 KBT 1.6 The Doppler Effect
W%w~ah|/] Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
Cvd N"k 2.1 General Remarks
J .%IfN 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Ho] su? 2.3 Linear Polarization
Zwx%7l;C 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
B-mowmJ3dg 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
(;,sc$H] 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
qg$ <oL@~~ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
|vC~HJpuv' 2.8 The Brewster Angle
9tnD=A<PS 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
'c~4+o4co 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
[ fy LV` 2.11 Reflection Matrix
H,NF;QPPC Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
!'O@2{? B 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
3(UVg! t 3.2 Young’s Experiment
L RF103nw 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
X wtqi@zlE 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
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H"F29Pu2 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
.S4u- 3.7 Spatial Coherence
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*K; ~!P 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
+H2Qk4XFB Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
E(|>Ddv B& 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
yCo.cd- 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
," ql5Q4 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
5LMw?P.< 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
@%SQFu@FJ Chapter 5 Diffraction
K,UMqAmk 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
>R=|Wo`Ri 5.2 Fundamental Theory
jj> ]9z 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
A %-6`> 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
tf G@&&%9 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
b`_Q8 J 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
y+q5UC| 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
DV{=n C Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
IGN1gs 6.1 General Remarks
aQ~s`^D 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
1Y Mh1+1 6.3 The General Wave Equation
J=yTbSN\v 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
nj4/#W 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
Y\tui+?J 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
A p !lQ>p 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
l;V173W=& 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
|cY`x(?yP 6.9 Optical Activity
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t g/H2p^Y 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
?fS9J Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
.p$(ZH =~ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
mV m Gg, 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
cj@koA' 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
H[|~/0?K 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
$ulOp;~A% 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
y?!"6t7& 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
\[nut; 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
hzC >~Ub5 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
< 7$1kGlA 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
C.QO#b 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
-.3w^D"l 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
CH/rp4NeSy Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
rQ9'bCSr% 8.1 General Remarks
6zn5UW#q 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
$]8Q(/mbK 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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l+0P 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
3N:D6w-R 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Hr4}3.8 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
A(N4N 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
lys#G:H] 8.9 Molecular Spectra
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\C1nZk?3 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
E!AE4B1bd 9.1 Introduction
WjjB<YKzF 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
p<;0g9,1 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
'3H_wd 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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% %wNZ{ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
Ca3~/KrM 9.7 Gas Lasers
PxE3K-S)G 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
]9,; K;1< 9.9 Dye Lasers
8.~kK<)! 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
PYzvCf`? 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
~v"L!=~G;a 9.12 The Ring Laser
C8 \^#5 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
bJ;'`sw1 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
-`t^7pr 10.2 Lenses
[fIg{Q 10.3 Ray Equations
'P} 0FktP` 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
m#F`] { 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
8J D,u Appendix I Relativistic Optics
y)gKxRaCS 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
cs'{5!i] 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
2Wb]4- 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
F sryEHz 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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\^%}M!tan Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
C6y&#uX\ E+J qWR5 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
Oc; G(l( Rating: 5
!? gKqx'T$ S Z$Kz n This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
GM<-&s!Uj 6JQ'Ik;$wX 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.
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* )>- =R5ZV 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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m9Hit8 f@Q Rating: 5
V Au&@a` 3%ZOKb"D* 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.
YUIi; @|%2f@h One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
D5HZ2cz|a 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
6i~WcAs Rating: 4
4 _c qT/ >oe]$r 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.
