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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J'}G~rB<< S bL m Publisher: Dover Publications
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yzyBr1s ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
R.x^ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
yM}~]aQ y Binding: Paperback
G." )Bg 05>mR qVL 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.
[J!jp& o 11VtC) Summary: Best in its class
%plu] ^Vy Rating: 5
+P! ibHfP /O[<"Wcz his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Xfc+0 $U@ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
]J1oY]2~ 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
jFDVd;#CS =f RC$ 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…
o;TS69|D \OJam<hZ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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&t~NR$@ 38GkV.e}$ 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.
>^6|^rc ;FGS(.mjlC 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!
jj&mRF0gCb u\{MQB{T The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
"4IrW6B $9 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
^sKdN-{ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
8NkyT_\ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
iE EP~ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
#iKPp0`K* 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
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O3V. 4tp 1.6 The Doppler Effect
2`^6`` Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
Mkh/+f4 2.1 General Remarks
%iB,hGatE 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
|:.s6a# ( 2.3 Linear Polarization
!gJTKQX4 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
4.Q [Tu 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
blLl1Ak 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
s#'Vasu 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
GEv x<: 2.8 The Brewster Angle
/d+v4GIB 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
lVuBo& 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
: t9sAD 2.11 Reflection Matrix
o|u4C { j Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
T6b~uE 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
a"i(.(9$J 3.2 Young’s Experiment
] g<$f#S 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
s2( 7z9jR 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
ySI}Nm>&= 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
H s$HeAp; 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
mU(v9Jpf7 3.7 Spatial Coherence
|)xWQ KzA 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
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"Bv V89 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
}9^'etD 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
r ;)31Tg 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
G)^/#d#& 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
}z#M!~ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
</Y(4Xwf= Chapter 5 Diffraction
~%lA! tsek 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
}D+ b`, 5.2 Fundamental Theory
=>l X brJ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
Pr>05lg 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
Pwj|]0Y@ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
R!%HQA1U 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
gG@ 4MXq. 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
~NPhVlT Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
*zN~x(0{E 6.1 General Remarks
0Gc:+c7{ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
WtKK dL 6.3 The General Wave Equation
r7].4 8D 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
CS(XN>N 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
>Ut: -}CS 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
@;KYvDY 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
Nd"IW${Kg 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
x#&_/oqAk 6.9 Optical Activity
>&:}L% 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
YlUh|sK7m 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
d(XOZF 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
SrB>_0** Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
XkkzY5rxOc 7.1 Thermal Radiation
MRXw)NAw 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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3ux f n=E 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
]Jm\k'u[ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
U?Dr0w D;[ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
ybsw{[X> M 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
7P(jMalq 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
0HU0p!yt& 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
?< ^8,H 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
l'_ ]0%o] 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
^X+qut+~ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
!w Q?+ :6 8.1 General Remarks
|a"]@ W$> 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
9XtO#!+48 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
Iox )- 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
WkE="E} 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
Zzg zeT+bv 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
+D4m@O 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
1$Q[%9 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
OomC%9/=, 8.9 Molecular Spectra
!ry+{ v+A 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
m:`M&Xs& Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
0wNlt#G;{ 9.1 Introduction
Kw;gQk~R! 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
=y@0i l+V 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
w{dRf!b69 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
HyWR&0J 9.5 Laser Oscillation
onRTX|# 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
UP)< (3YA 9.7 Gas Lasers
l4+ `x[^ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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Yb<:1?76L 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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Spx%`O< 9.12 The Ring Laser
"&f|<g 5 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
R!"|~OO 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
) V>OND 10.2 Lenses
0{ B<A^Bf 10.3 Ray Equations
U7j Dm>I 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
-h m/lxyU 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
z&9MkbH1 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
uQn1kI[y 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
[o(!/38"@= 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
8'zl\:@N 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
U _A'/p^D 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Pf%I6bVN9 References
8N"WKBj|_d Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
nt()UC`5 B[ 7,Hy,R Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
|XG&[TI- " Rating: 5
#&r}J N;-%:nC This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
%B#T"=Cx zGz}.-F 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.
fB7Jx6 u tkdL4G}' 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.
t, /8U 4\|Q;@f Summary: For the price Great
ST[TKL<] Rating: 5
+UX~'t_'v B?^~1Ua9Zv 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.
tl~ZuS / P/WGB~NH One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
}{@y]DcdM4 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.
2NjgLXP z d$?2y8 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
. IY@Q Rating: 4
RkF^ V( oO3 ^9? Z 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.
