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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+^v]d_~w_ |FrZ,( \ Publisher: Dover Publications
t+`>zux5(T Number Of Pages: 336
8ECBi( Publication Date: 1989-06-01
!JC!GS"M5 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
]@bu%_s" ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
g_F-PT>($ Binding: Paperback
-McDNM bP 8O& R 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.
\" W _\&X 3 h~U)mg Summary: Best in its class
Oe:_B/l Rating: 5
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his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
U>jLh57 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).
KOM]7%ys1H 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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Ij 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…
1l*O;J9By a]mPc^h Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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BPkqC >w s@c.nT%BYL 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.
m^rrbU+HM? qwx{U 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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!-gjA@Pk Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
s$ v<p(yl 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
ubvXpK:. 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
,V}Vxq3 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
!c 3li . 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
q&`>&k 1.5 Group Velocity
+f- E8q 1.6 The Doppler Effect
;x=r.3OQy Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
@rT}V>2I 2.1 General Remarks
Sd0y=!Pj= 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
lp=8RbQYC 2.3 Linear Polarization
37 M?m$BL 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
jLLZZPBK 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
kbF+aS 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
XdR^, ;pWE 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
#MhieG5 2.8 The Brewster Angle
GE0,d 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
qIIl,!&}A 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
hz8Z)xjJ V 2.11 Reflection Matrix
lh?TEQ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
oA1d8*i^E 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
9/nS?>11 3.2 Young’s Experiment
DKGZm<G> 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
7<ZCeM2x 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
?{Gf'Y}y& 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
;:)?@IuSy 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Ao/KB_4f*Q 3.7 Spatial Coherence
IT~pp _6g 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
Gap\~Z@L 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
O)4P)KAO< Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
i[wEH1jR 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
/EpsJb`kj 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
u3>D vl@ 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
[x.Dw U%S 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
x$'0}vnT Chapter 5 Diffraction
gqi|k6V/ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
\?X'U: 5.2 Fundamental Theory
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5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
HYkZMVH{ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
]1XJQW@gF 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
u0vq` 5 L 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
%O< qw Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
v'QmuMWF 6.1 General Remarks
\?9{H6<= 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
@4Ox$M 6.3 The General Wave Equation
@6roW\'$ 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
6_w;dnVA 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
uk(|c-_]~c 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
oq >8 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
?+W SYg0 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
5l&9BS& 6.9 Optical Activity
-X6[qLq 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
*& \fBi] 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
u\J YxNj1 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
NzP5s&,C69 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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@QC:1k 7.1 Thermal Radiation
fs=W(~" 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
( Es0n$Xb 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
kdX ]Afyj 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
*{y/ wgX 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
5ecAev^1- 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
=nmvG%.h d 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
i8tH0w/(M 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
cS'|c0 6 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
F^v <z )x 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
`V; vvHP A 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
>c~ Fg s Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
HZ# <+~J 8.1 General Remarks
~?m vV`30& 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
U# jbii6e 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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v/4Bt2J 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
zuR F6?un 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
#Zm%U_$< 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
`qjiC>9 8.9 Molecular Spectra
FTihxC?.L 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
dh~+0FZ{A Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
:d7tzYT ^ 9.1 Introduction
Rw54`_kFEB 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
*:q ,G 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
ZS-O, [ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
~ vVsxC$. 9.5 Laser Oscillation
Dt9[uyP& 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
"0lC:Wu] 9.7 Gas Lasers
m|RA@sY%` 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
9Okb)K95 9.9 Dye Lasers
Puu O2TZ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
&wlSOC')j 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
em87`Hj^lo 9.12 The Ring Laser
)<D(Mb 2p| Chapter 10 Ray Optics
+~6gP! 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
B/(]AWi+ 10.2 Lenses
K#B)@W?9 10.3 Ray Equations
nJ.<yrzi 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
*}t,:N;i 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
:\+;5Se+l Appendix I Relativistic Optics
m#E%,
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*E Z'S+wR 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
;t.LL d 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
Hw1<! Dyv 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Vp;^_, References
50:$km\ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
^cE|o&Rm; UqaLTdYG Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
5z8!Nmb/ Rating: 5
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` piRP2Lbm* This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
9tW=9<E l bw*T 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.
d v+)U9at 3w= OvafT: 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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Zd/ACZ[ Rating: 5
3H0~ ?z_ je^!W?U4< 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.
,8KD-" l^g -Mb`I >= One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
Mh04O@" 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.
DK/xHIv8- A9_)} Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
F[Dhj,C" Rating: 4
qwlIz/ j 5I!EsW$sY 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.
