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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?c#$dc" z`U Ukl}T Publisher: Dover Publications
-iN.Iuc{b_ Number Of Pages: 336
Bf msMW Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Qa `hR ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
IL!=mZ>2O ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
ry0%a[[ Binding: Paperback
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DjHA$ 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.
:c] `D > ,)fkr]`< Summary: Best in its class
~<9{#u M Rating: 5
HY}j!X I+;-p ]~ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
ra6o>lI(, 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).
~;#MpG;e 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.
Is.WZY a P?ep] 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…
'0t- ]NAc b ,^*mx= Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
x?yD=Mq_ Rating: 4
,,<PVTd b~0N^p[&% 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.
Ru\_dr2yI} (pR .Abq 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!
2 eP ;[o }5 9U}@xC The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
A( d5G^ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
N Pjv)TN}3 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
t+TYb#Tc 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
X% {'<baR 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
6oL1_) 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
$t =O: 1.5 Group Velocity
jE/oA<^ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
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!|G(Yg7C 2.1 General Remarks
=Agg_h 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
NAFsFngqH 2.3 Linear Polarization
SU%DW 4 6 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
_|{aC1Y!V 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
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^]c6RE_ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
c u7(. 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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HgRwi It 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
cma*Dc 2.11 Reflection Matrix
!u;>Wyd W Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
kCP$I732 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
W{" XJt_ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
bE\, }DTy 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
b"j|Bb 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
7"v$- W y 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
u5E]t9~Pq 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
S"2qJ!.u 3.7 Spatial Coherence
QLq@u[A 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
A.%CAGU5w 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
d^D i*&X Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
&xS a7FY 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
0tz:Wd*< 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
0 t.p1 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
SW? p?< 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
2XSHZ|; Chapter 5 Diffraction
~Gv#iRi> 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
& eZfQ27$ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
2%UBw SiqR 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
r.3KP iYK 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
i6PM<X,{; 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
NX6nQ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
8HErE< _( 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
^>$P)=O:v Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
I=Zx"'Um 6.1 General Remarks
6j9)/ H P 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
pK&I^r 6.3 The General Wave Equation
Sfjje4R 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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%Z]'!X 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
&< x@1, 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
b\55,La 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
qoU3"8 6.9 Optical Activity
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MBr:?PE7 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
*Td nB'Gd 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
$.mQ7XDA9 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
' P"g\;Ij 7.1 Thermal Radiation
83ipf"]* 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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rXi uwz \ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
(Y e>Cp+] 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
g[z.*y/ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
n-;y*kD 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
v"DL'@$Ut{ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
_GtBP'iN 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
p='-\M74K 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
*wbZ;rfF 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
A7XnHPIw Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
b3$k9dmxV+ 8.1 General Remarks
0Fr1Ku! 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
,d,\-x-+/ 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
!>^JSHR4t 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
Wa"(m*hW 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
HL{$ ^l#v 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
hq>Csj==@ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
GR4?BuY, 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
k!XhFWb 8.9 Molecular Spectra
rp34?/Nz 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
VDEv>u4 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
`m~syKz4A 9.1 Introduction
kMxazx 1 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
` (4pu6uT 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
x2VBm$> 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
o@E/r.uK 9.5 Laser Oscillation
XAOak$(j 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
e&I t 9.7 Gas Lasers
kUHE\L.Y] 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
{y^3> 7 9.9 Dye Lasers
%i{;r35M;9 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
%,*$D} H 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
F_;tT%ywfx 9.12 The Ring Laser
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B)SLG]72f 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
M@UVpQwgv 10.2 Lenses
nY? 10.3 Ray Equations
{OMg d3%14 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
#TJk-1XM*q 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
rjA@U<o Appendix I Relativistic Optics
B\`Aojw"E? 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
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1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
*=F(KZ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
2-If]Fc 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
<|6%9@ References
/)|X.D Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
> R^@Ww;|q i^Ut015q% Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
2h~- Rating: 5
m 40m<@ *e.*=$ This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
+54aO =Ov7C[( 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.
<_S@6 ? t@zdm y 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.
` vk0c B u Q|~V Summary: For the price Great
Jcf"#u-Q/ Rating: 5
X!, @ j\L Q'NmSX)0 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.
~Vh =5J~ 0OZ Mlt%z One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
< +`(\ 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.
.#6MQJ]OH JMV50 y Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
,32xcj}j)r Rating: 4
N_wp{4 0/ |WQ9a' ' 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.
