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] $$ap 9U )9u["DH Publisher: Dover Publications
}6{00er Number Of Pages: 336
OI6m>XH? Publication Date: 1989-06-01
:DuEv:;v ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
_,e4?grP# ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
K_.|FEV Binding: Paperback
o> &pj g1l:k1\Ht 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.
\~U:k4 ~u[1Vz4#3 Summary: Best in its class
t.bM]QU!1 Rating: 5
-?I F'5 z i 2[8^o`_ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
]xJ. OUJy 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
(VHPcoL 2) Short but concise on
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).
a`eb9o# 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.
{Dy,u%W? "s t+2# { 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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O ;DKJ#tS}" Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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&Rz -;66bN A4KkX 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.
IfI:|w}:"r E4_,E eC# 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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LA/Qm/T Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
Vk[M .= J 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
<R_)[{ 7 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
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N6%L4v8-}X 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
^L.' At 1.5 Group Velocity
A.$P1zwC 1.6 The Doppler Effect
0]nveC$ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
ZcTjOy? 2.1 General Remarks
.O&YdUo 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
taO(\FOm 2.3 Linear Polarization
GE !p 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
$uRi/%Q9 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
)vuIO(8F# 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
|=:hUp Jp 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
#|=lU4Bf 2.8 The Brewster Angle
(rBYE[@, 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
(W[]}k ; 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
: wUi&xw 2.11 Reflection Matrix
^E+fmY2a Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
q; C6ID` 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
O]!o|w( 3.2 Young’s Experiment
x>T+k8[n 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
z+zEH9.' 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
T~g`;Q%i 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
xjrL@LO# 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Q=#FvsF#z3 3.7 Spatial Coherence
#n|eq{fkK 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
oP:R1< 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
`9\^.g) Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
mSk";UCn 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
g{kjd2 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
K\mFb 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
q:vGG K^ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
4|4[3Ye7u: Chapter 5 Diffraction
4.~ <|T8 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
PO:sF]5 5.2 Fundamental Theory
t=jG $A 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
nD! t* P 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
<$K7f 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
7m:TY> { 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
u4 ~.[3E* 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
Ie s` !W^ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
^7=h%{ >= 6.1 General Remarks
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6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
>?ec"P%vS/ 6.3 The General Wave Equation
]AN%#1++U 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
5Ux = 5a 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
S?c<Lf~W 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
(''w$qq"D 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
152LdZevF 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
S/YHT)0x[ 6.9 Optical Activity
K=pG,[ChA 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
- "{hP 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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8~|v:qk Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
]x%sX|Rj 7.1 Thermal Radiation
lfr^NxO U 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
1Cw$^jd 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
K;>9K' n 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
OXB 5W#$ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
b%d, X-3 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Q~Kz cB< 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
gQ<{NQMzvd 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
4RH>i+)pS\ 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
SQMt R2 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
Zt9l d=T 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
T#v Y(d Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
:z%Zur+n c 8.1 General Remarks
u EERNo& 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
NH*"AE; 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
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r- Y7wM`TZ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
@twi<U_ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
u('`.dwkc 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
31QDN0o!~ 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
#<#-B v 8.9 Molecular Spectra
Q9;VSF) 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
cxx8I Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
@CoUFdbz 9.1 Introduction
6^2='y~e 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
|Nadk (} 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
m8+
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,?+uQXfXR 9.5 Laser Oscillation
A.RG8" 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
bkrl>Im<n 9.7 Gas Lasers
Lg7dJnf 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
^/xb-tuV 9.9 Dye Lasers
6 B7 F 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
*)vy%\ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
R0bg t2J 9.12 The Ring Laser
]3 Jb$Q@ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
IIF <Zkpb 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
1 qp"D_h 10.2 Lenses
5X uQQ!` 10.3 Ray Equations
_94R8?\_V7 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
+k0UVZZX? 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
D u_ ;!E Appendix I Relativistic Optics
" {c@}~ 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
7 h>, 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
itcM-? 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
%zhSSB =BJ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
X?(R!=a References
z f >( Y7M Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
VJ1rU mO~ (nYGN$qC9 Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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>g l.ILo - rI4_D l This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
5v sn'=yN RVF<l?EI4R 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.
FV/lBWiQQ 7ZUS 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.
U8</aQLGF RcZ&/MY Summary: For the price Great
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`V?Io 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.
hZ')<@hNP O5:[]vIn One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
dqi31e{*2\ 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.
1KjzKFnb - U;=]o1 Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
GC(QV}9z" Rating: 4
u)%/df qzZ Lzx/9PPYn 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.
