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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s.7=!JQ#]p %C`P7&8m=O Publisher: Dover Publications
+0U=UV)U Number Of Pages: 336
o#6QwbU25 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
z< 9C- ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
)e5=<'f 1 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
>x*[izr/K Binding: Paperback
J/P[9m30[ eZa7brC| 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.
o3+s.7 " z x<P X Summary: Best in its class
rkji#\_-FV Rating: 5
,gNZHKNq 40MKf/9 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
s"#N; 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).
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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…
;UgwV/d mZB:j]T Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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@,1_CqV ?bM%#x{e 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.
,N:^4A ,nL~?h-Zh 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!
#!z-)[S.+ :'%|LBc0 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
sE&nEc Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
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Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
1@{ov!YB] 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
7r?,wM 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
*LhwIY 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
^A&{g.0 1.5 Group Velocity
Xh}q/H< 1.6 The Doppler Effect
2~hdJ / Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
): hz /vZ 2.1 General Remarks
C ibfuR 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
&TRKd)w d 2.3 Linear Polarization
<2@t ~ 9 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
b+:mV7eX 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
[sG`D-\P[ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
Hk+44 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
V0m1>{ 2.8 The Brewster Angle
DZL(G [ 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
2|\mBP`ok 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
p' ^}J$ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
!QAndg{;D Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
z =H?@z 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
**__&X p1 3.2 Young’s Experiment
?MSZO]Q4+ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
d(t)8k$ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
Q (N'Oj:J 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
:CM-I_6 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
jA?[*HB 3.7 Spatial Coherence
9nQyPb6 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
j,].88 H 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
hoBFC 1 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
q*R~gEi#yk 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
v,ecNuy*d 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
rMWvW(@@D 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
bS:$VyH6 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
,[p?u']yZz Chapter 5 Diffraction
Bi fI.2| 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
NM9Vi Ym>P 5.2 Fundamental Theory
" Vc|D (g 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
M.5F| 7 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
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/oe0 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
C`Vuw|Xl 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
~7}no}7 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
n}Thc6f3D 6.1 General Remarks
UE_>@_T 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
oU3gy[wF;b 6.3 The General Wave Equation
6k,@+ @]t. 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
H"pY j 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
)N{PWSPs 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
jyg> '"W 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
Yy[=E\z 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
@:hWahMy 6.9 Optical Activity
&flcJ ` 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
`$ bQ8$+Ci 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
)I<VH +6 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
.Z QXY%g Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Zq1> M'V; 7.1 Thermal Radiation
Rbm+V{EF& 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
/Y\q&} 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
G@ybx[_[@ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
z}5'TV=^ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
\2@9k` 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
;ACeY 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
?b^<Tn y 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
hhjsg?4uL 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
2s 9U& 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
cP/( h 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
,V4pFQzL Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
$3#oA.~R/ 8.1 General Remarks
Jl"DMUy[kW 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
6x;"T+BSSS 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
;XYfw) 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
a3Z()|t> 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
G r d9yLF 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
`b@"GOr 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
N/^[c+J[E 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
f}FJR6V O 8.9 Molecular Spectra
8 ^-g yx' 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
A^c5CJ_ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
=g@hh)3wP 9.1 Introduction
A]V<K[9:b 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
AQ.q?'vE) 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
~}~ yR*K% 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
B;{sr 'CP 9.5 Laser Oscillation
d7c m?+ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
v g tJ+GjN 9.7 Gas Lasers
;rF:$ 37^ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
tK <) A) 9.9 Dye Lasers
JR_c]AQYu 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
0j/i):@ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
T?5F0WKi 9.12 The Ring Laser
YX2j;Y? Chapter 10 Ray Optics
B T{({ 3 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
v:j4#pEWD 10.2 Lenses
inGH'nl_ 10.3 Ray Equations
2gjA>ET`N 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
gD fVY%[Z 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
e''Wm.>g(+ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
CV7 .hF< 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
X_|} b[b 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
}W % }_UT 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
s*}d`"YvH 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
})w5`?Y References
Y.Ew;\6U Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Un[#zh<4 G} ~b Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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(C QgT3V 1$2Rs-J This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
1r w>gR }# u}{ 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.
+V\NMW4d vqxTf)ys 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.
\J\1i=a-= ZNA?`Z)f Summary: For the price Great
DwTZ<H4 Rating: 5
Ox43(S0~ ,|c_l) 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.
$S cjEG:6 #6m//0 u One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
T@ H ozZ 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.
;NP b ,>jm|BTD { Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
C,z]q$4 Rating: 4
W]*wxzf!5z YG n:_9 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.
