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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LMvsYc~]q a _0G4@=T Publisher: Dover Publications
3;J)&(j0 Number Of Pages: 336
G6b\4}E Publication Date: 1989-06-01
w oqP&8a ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
c|'hs ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
#Mz N7 Binding: Paperback
=K)au$BE| 4V`ypFme A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
@9pk-BB^D PiRbdl Summary: Best in its class
m_z1|zM}o Rating: 5
T?+xx^wYk huau(s0um his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
f}'E|:Z 7k 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
F_$ K+6 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.
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Y1NH 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…
7='M&Za :B<lDcFKJ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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o UEJX0= 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.
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!=.5$/ \7}X^]UV x The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
shlL(&Py Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
8yH) 8:w 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
+x!V;H( 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
$zTjh~ 9 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
zX!zG<<K 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
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V l!Z|}z 1.6 The Doppler Effect
/R< Q~G|\ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
j`\} xDg 2.1 General Remarks
1@ H3!V4 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
$b#"Rv 2.3 Linear Polarization
".qh]RVjV 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
=S-'*F 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
MS6^= [" 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
'$M=H. 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
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L!-@dz 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
?Ee HeN_ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
)jp#|#h 2.11 Reflection Matrix
67Ai.3dR Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
V&DS+'P 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
S)GWr"m- 3.2 Young’s Experiment
#nc{MR#R 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
O1@xF9< 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
+EcN[-~ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
(i7]N[ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
R tn.cS d 3.7 Spatial Coherence
MOyQ 4<_ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
Jjz:-Uqq2 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
77OH.E|$ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
p~28?lYv 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
A1p;Ye>o~ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
O F COMM 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
Warz"n]iC 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
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`I<*R0Qe 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
UGEC _ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
7vV3"uns 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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JPgV7+{b[ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
{3C~cK{ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
&?*M+q34 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
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)k3zOKZ; 6.1 General Remarks
u9e A"\s 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
?T70C9 6.3 The General Wave Equation
K%>uSS? 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
ZYrXa v< 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
W z3y+I/& 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
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F`U%xn, 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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R1X9 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
f> 5{SoM 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
1Af~6jz 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
j"/i+r{"E Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
sW#6B+5_k 7.1 Thermal Radiation
'> Y"s| 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
4W~pAruwr 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
d)(61 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
e M+]KG)} 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
)`^t,x<S 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Q,Hw@w<1 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
k#E D#']N 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
3IZ^!J 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
t&wtw 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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~ DVAk|fc Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
qp^O\> c 8.1 General Remarks
(J][(=s;a 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
F>)u<f,C 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
^$24231^ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
MMD4b}p 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
]6p?mBuQ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
\QstcsEt 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
b|wCR% 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
W {At3Bfy 8.9 Molecular Spectra
?z171X0 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
AIF?+i% H} Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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r @H<@Vuc 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
(+38z)f 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
y1(smZU 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
oJUVW"X6 9.5 Laser Oscillation
\D<rT)Tl 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
pcv (P 9.7 Gas Lasers
+L!-JrYHS4 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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g9H~\w Chapter 10 Ray Optics
OOGqt A ; 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
A{Z=[]r1`E 10.2 Lenses
S`BLwnU`# 10.3 Ray Equations
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~#&bDot 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
?0WJB[ / Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Y{B|*[xM 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
vAbMU 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
AiykIE R/ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
G?{BVWtl} 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
H*!j\|v0 References
[2gK^o&t Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
8 =FP92X [bIdhG Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
=M>1;Qr<Z/ Rating: 5
@mW: FVI :se o0 w ] This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
G)';ucs:, QDRSQ[ \ 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.
p\wE})mu r;t0+aLc* 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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( YF`#v6 fmXA;^% 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.
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/ One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
".O+";wk 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.
m:59f9WXA 2K'3ry)[y Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
\C5 YV l# Rating: 4
Eg -3GkC UJ 1iXV[h" 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.
