Introduction to Modern
Optics By Grant R. Fowles，介绍现代
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J%lEyU -A)/CFIZ Publisher: Dover Publications
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? v$1 Fc55 Publication Date: 1989-06-01
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; A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
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his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
@W\ H%VR 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
Sn-D|Z 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
axLO: Q, ]R6Z(^XT,E To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
)`-vN^1S- .8/W_iC92 Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
Ng+Ge5C9 Rating: 4
u,),kj< %a$Fsn 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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GU Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
>TddKR @C 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
hv 8j$2m 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
[nG[@)G~0M 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
]WZi + 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
&$hT27A>k 1.5 Group Velocity
b%M|R%)] 1.6 The Doppler Effect
I<L<xwh1(E Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
Z=CY6Zu 7 2.1 General Remarks
?KtvXTy{m 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
~ZXAW~a} 2.3 Linear Polarization
B)L;ja 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
>W?7a:#, 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
3-$w5O3} 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
ljRR{HOl 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
5"8R|NU:\0 2.8 The Brewster Angle
6v9A7g;4. 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
.W q " 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
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8et.A Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
D sH`I %w{ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
7z4u?>pne* 3.2 Young’s Experiment
NP5;&}uv*! 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
+)7Yqh#$ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
o= N_0. 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
'c|Y*2 @ 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
V;SXa|, 3.7 Spatial Coherence
d*TpHLm 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
RXU#.=xvy 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
20p/p~ < Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
[Q*aJLG 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
k7ODQ(*v 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
3O!TVSo 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
O`W&`B(*k 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
~ E |L4E Chapter 5 Diffraction
2e @zd\ 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
& .t|&8- 5.2 Fundamental Theory
s (Tgv 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
fG\]&LFBU 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
sm t6).o 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
,-[dr|. 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
2eh j2T 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
,0R2k `m! Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
(" +/ : 6.1 General Remarks
^>f jURR 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
N}2xt)JZz 6.3 The General Wave Equation
L?5OWVX!v 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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KU}HVM{ 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
]Ak@!&hyak 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
q$=EUB"C 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
X@ Gm:6 6.9 Optical Activity
k$7@@?< 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
{%;Kk C8=R 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
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~CB6+t> 7.1 Thermal Radiation
T8i9 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
6:Nz=sw8 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
$ N#f)8v 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
SEc3`y ;j% 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
l&d 6G0 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
LF~=,S 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
{m/\AG)1I 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
3=r8kh7, 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
sgn,]3AUq 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
U&mJ_f#M 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
+{j? +4(B Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Z Tx~+'( 8.1 General Remarks
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AE)<ee%\\ 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
PIuk]&L^ 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
y^ gazr" 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
y/m^G=Q6g# 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
#(53YoV_8 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
4C ;4"6 8.9 Molecular Spectra
rZy38Wo 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
o4b!U % Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
_= _]Yx 9.1 Introduction
b-{\manH 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
'wAO Y 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
S< <xlW 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
FV/X&u8~ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
8E /]k\ 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
HB4Hz0Fa 9.7 Gas Lasers
B(mxW8y 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
FhZ&^. : 9.9 Dye Lasers
k})Ag7c 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
SPIYB/C 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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(9BjZ&ej Chapter 10 Ray Optics
*_$%Tv.] 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
!b*lL#s,Y 10.2 Lenses
qphN 10.3 Ray Equations
<GShm~XD2 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
P sD+? 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
/ '=C<HSO Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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^\cB&<h 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
| zj$p~ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
6:B[8otQ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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%#NaM\=8v Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
vhEPk2wD, 0K, *FdA Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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iLy }G7 h @.- g This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Nora< r]km1SrS 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.
!xMyk>%2 !a3cEzs 3 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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xrO:Y!C? s_ K:h 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.
<!&nyuSz anA >' 63 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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@6ZQkX/ Rating: 4
D(}v`q{Y 8 ;.WX 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.
