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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R_\o`v5 qDU4W7|T` Publisher: Dover Publications
g>k?03; Number Of Pages: 336
DEbMb6 )U Publication Date: 1989-06-01
K/ j u=> ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
{&UA6 0~6 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
_,IjB/PR( Binding: Paperback
"eqzn KT%u o\]U;#YD 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.
`'&mO9,<- :H wdXhA6 Summary: Best in its class
Ln t 1 Rating: 5
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AZX his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
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w"{8laB 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).
vB}c6A4'U 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.
Ga-cto1Y h(<>s#=E 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…
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#z 5[4nFa}R:5 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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CWocb=E ZO/u3&gU 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.
L#uU. U= =5Nh}o(l? 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!
g6;smtu_T C#^y{q The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
8A.7q Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
^m&I^ \ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
wDG b h= 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
gPT_}#_GxM 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
=&,T@5&-= 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
N kO+ )= 1.5 Group Velocity
6@t& 1.6 The Doppler Effect
I:G8B5{J Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
'4<o&b^yQ 2.1 General Remarks
k sXQ}B E 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
euVDrJ^ 2.3 Linear Polarization
c)B 3g.C4m 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
Bv!{V)$ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
J"LLj*,0 " 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
y_}vVHT, 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
[P = P8-5 2.8 The Brewster Angle
NjpWK ;L 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
6l v@4 R^u 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
2#sFY/@ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
B^r? N-Z A Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
Q?1J<(oq9 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
6]~/`6Dub 3.2 Young’s Experiment
"a(4] ) 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
*1{A'`.=\ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
jH!;}q 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
8.n#@% 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Wc2&3p9 c 3.7 Spatial Coherence
c:u*-lYmK% 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
6V%}2YE?X 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
t(6] j#5 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
E+qL j|IU 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
\<*F#3U1 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
't&1y6Uu 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
fmj}NV&ma 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
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Chapter 5 Diffraction
&: &l+ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
Sx'oa$J 5.2 Fundamental Theory
[,,@> nyD 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
xb 3 G,F 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
v_EgY2l( 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
zGR, }v%% 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
19qH WU^0V 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
D]fuX|f~ul Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
W& )f# /M8 6.1 General Remarks
q,L>PN +W 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
T` h%=u|D 6.3 The General Wave Equation
z+7V}aPM 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
|ymW0gh7o$ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
Ig}hap]G 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
H'z AMGZa 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
W+1nf:AI. 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
//BJaWq 6.9 Optical Activity
l`zh Kj 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
3 0[Xkz 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
9 d a=q 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
QUn!& 55 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
LYEC X 7.1 Thermal Radiation
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+;l DU}$ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
jH9PD8D\ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
<Y7j ' n 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
v4s4D1} 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
t2)uJN`a$X 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
yO7y`;Q(sF 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
"h_f- vP 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
f t TD- d 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
>^Wpc 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
\O"H#gt Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
n'^`;- 8.1 General Remarks
Z,2?TT|p 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
pJ}U'*Z2 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
H!]&"V77 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
lwX9:[Z 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
STjb2t,a 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
!7I07~&1 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
<M1*gz 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
9 nc_$H{ 8.9 Molecular Spectra
en'[_4 3 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
KPO w Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
_]o7iqtv 9.1 Introduction
ai$l7] 7 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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{AD-p!6G 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
hbJy<e1W 9.5 Laser Oscillation
DSRc4 |L 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
bT2c&VPCE 9.7 Gas Lasers
9`/ e= RL 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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\- ]Jm[]^ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
q;nAq% 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
KyX2CfW}t 9.12 The Ring Laser
eR5q3E/;G Chapter 10 Ray Optics
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\A \ 10.2 Lenses
6jc5B# 10.3 Ray Equations
ty['yV-;a 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
/c=8$y\%@ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
/]z #V' Appendix I Relativistic Optics
.jqil0#)Y" 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
W)r|9G 8 T 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
seK;TQ3/7 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
}w35fG^ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
jm<^WQ%Cc References
,)xtl`fc Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Q3l>xh Zj]tiN f\" Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
u3 LoP_| Rating: 5
q[qX O5 3Y)z{ o>P This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
$m5Iv_ oe^JDb# It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
z. hq2 v ]SA/KV This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
81|[Y'f ]Whv% Summary: For the price Great
G2wSd'n*y Rating: 5
C<a&]dN/ (G+)v[f Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
P l'lmUR 'j'6x'[> ] One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
,ov$` v 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.
apJXRH` W7|nc,i0\ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
Z:h'kgG & Rating: 4
*^ [6uaa Adiw@q1 & 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.
