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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x[oYN9O X:g 5>is| Publisher: Dover Publications
B'0Il"g' Number Of Pages: 336
n2O7n @8 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
E m.? ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
YG n:_9 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
Ia"bP` L Binding: Paperback
Vis?cuU/ i\eykYc, 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.
Rx<pV_|H, U&a]gkr Summary: Best in its class
nMbV{h , Rating: 5
E|Lh$9XONA :{ 6[U =O his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
BzUx@ , 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
Q\z*q,^R 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).
_1 JvA- 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.
p.IfJ| M*{e e0\`r 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…
J8D-a ! MU^Z*r Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
6u7HO-aa Rating: 4
NV;tsuA| Yb\36| 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.
U5PCj ]-Xt fj JIF% 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!
}R'oAE}$ Fy@D &j The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
g/yXPzLU Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
TP ^0`L 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
vT~ a} 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
A| +{x4s` 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
3WVHI$A9 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
vtT:c.~d 1.5 Group Velocity
Dx%fW` 1.6 The Doppler Effect
w {q YP Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
,5 *4%*n\ 2.1 General Remarks
_ 8>"&1n 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
1WKDG~ 2.3 Linear Polarization
* dl@)~i 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
RinRQd 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
mB~&nDU 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
\3/9lE|gh 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
"869n37 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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S'e2~-p0F 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
1 &<@(S< 2.11 Reflection Matrix
V+q RDQ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
re*/JkDq3K 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
1XKk~G"D 3.2 Young’s Experiment
^b#E%Rd 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
@wPmx*SF 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
z=U!D `]v 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
|+bG~~~%j 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
G!IQ<FuY 3.7 Spatial Coherence
)Fw)&5B! 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
B+LNDnjO] 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
A0ToX) |C Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
`4qKQJw 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
9 lxT5Wg 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
5 $J 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
+9J>'oe'D 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
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YB|9k)Z2[ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
-G 'lyH 5.2 Fundamental Theory
`vSsgG 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
4@I]PG 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
pS \>X_G3 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
=.c"&,c?L 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
_; {-w%Vf 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
86g+c Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
K; PpS*! 6.1 General Remarks
Q/9b'^UJ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
M)7enp) F. 6.3 The General Wave Equation
I1~ g?jpH 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
;GS JnV 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
~aG-^BAS 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
O|~'- ^ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
$ EIkk= z 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
wrU[#g,uvr 6.9 Optical Activity
vp@+wh]# 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
g OM`I+CwT 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
jxaoQeac 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
h'p0V@!N Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
MVdx5,t 7.1 Thermal Radiation
#Au&2_O 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
N3<Jh 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
M'iKk[Hjfx 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
l0{DnQA> I 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
Tt|6N*b' 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
<4,?lZ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
VHCzlg 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
<*(R+to^d 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
"S:N- Tf%U 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
+.I'U9QeUN 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
. $YF|v[= Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
>U Lp ! 8.1 General Remarks
".?{Y(~ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
1.uQ( >n 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
;[ueNP%*y| 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
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RzQS@^u*F0 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
YPnJldVn 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
5FI>T=QF 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
w.p'Dpw 8.9 Molecular Spectra
T P ::y 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
P*Sip?tdE Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
^6>|! 9.1 Introduction
v!A|n3B]p 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
YCO:bBmp: 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
[uQZD1<q 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
t}*!UixE 9.5 Laser Oscillation
)fc"])&8 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
0K0=Ob^(e 9.7 Gas Lasers
/ASI 0h 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Tpx,41(k 9.9 Dye Lasers
^\jX5)2{ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
+lJ]-U|P 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
, vyx`wDd 9.12 The Ring Laser
S=SncMO nE Chapter 10 Ray Optics
y|{?>3 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
P%HyIODS 10.2 Lenses
Lu.tRZ`$38 10.3 Ray Equations
[Od9,XBa 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
\3?;[xD 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
i!x5T%x_ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
Vj`s_IPY 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
JBAK* g 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
[( EH 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
w] o5L 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
6F/
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kTc5KHJ7 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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[0! 7Sq{A@ ET Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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<JM%Kn ) 00a<(sS; This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
6v O) s!b :k(t/*Nl3 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.
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CDU7 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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UH&1c8y} @<TZH 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.
U{uWk3I_b G:C6`uiy` One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
}6,bq`MN 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.
';| >`< pjs9b%. Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
(i0"hi Rating: 4
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R^N`V [piF MxZP 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.
