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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4^Ks!S>K{8 }L{GwiDMDl Publisher: Dover Publications
g;o5m } Number Of Pages: 336
:N<o< qn Publication Date: 1989-06-01
+['1~5 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
ep48 r> ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
yQu/({D Binding: Paperback
z'>b)wY]( XNvlx4 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.
UAI'tRY N_ 5PpS/I:on Summary: Best in its class
4 l+z Rating: 5
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3<a|_(K 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
( 8W ?ym 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).
6(A"5B=\ 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.
^ \VVx:] 3ox|Mz<aZX 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…
?LvxEQ- g 8j ky-r Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
YB{'L +Wbw Rating: 4
r0'a-Mk; j{ri]?p 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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|m 5 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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ld Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
hx~rq `{ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
<{eJbN p 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
#V[Os!ns 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
Fl== k 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
U :aaa 1.5 Group Velocity
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ub4(g~E Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
PP6gU=9[) 2.1 General Remarks
leXdxpc 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Q'^$;X~-< 2.3 Linear Polarization
Fcn@j#[J 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
&_]bzTok 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
BUBtK-n~"3 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
A;;OGJ,!\ 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
\&v)#w 2.8 The Brewster Angle
d8^S~7 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
[&p/7 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
jq/ CXYv 2.11 Reflection Matrix
|5BvVqn Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
clT[ ?8* 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
5*y6{7FLp 3.2 Young’s Experiment
4"+v:t)z6{ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
Sjmq\A88dc 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
v +?'/Q% 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
dhr- tw 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
Gfle"_4m8 3.7 Spatial Coherence
OK:YnSk " 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
o<Rrr, 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
3+vMi[YO Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
~2XiKY;W? 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
_E^ !, Wz 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
qD}O_<_1ym 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
cN: ek|r 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
5pxw[c53# Chapter 5 Diffraction
l27J 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
7I:<i$)V 5.2 Fundamental Theory
~:UAL}b{\~ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
@.v{hkM` 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
, LDdL 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
Ehtb`Ms 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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6"o@d8>v Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
6[]O3Aa 6.1 General Remarks
v<]$,V] 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
G>+iisb% 6.3 The General Wave Equation
d((,R@N' 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
E@)9'?q 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
/| [%~`?BM 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
)m10IyUAY 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
k= .pcDX 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
8wzQr2: 6.9 Optical Activity
Y:5Gp8Vi 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
ju/#V}N 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
)s8{|) - 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
{mB &xz:b Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Dc Nwtts 7.1 Thermal Radiation
.:TSdusr~ 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
@?[}\9dW 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
{pk&dB _Bu 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
8G_KbS 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
h_xzqElZu 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
N S^+n4 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
E"t79dD 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
S>EO6z# 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
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YR0.m%U, Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
fzjZiBK@ 8.1 General Remarks
d)v'K5 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
NGuRyZp69& 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
95BRZ!ts 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
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)gKX +' 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
u~j&g 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
Ve|=<7%%S 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
_{0 IX 8.9 Molecular Spectra
$ ud\CU:r 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
6vebGf Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
|F52)<\ 9.1 Introduction
bc*CP0t| 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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G29 7)MFF 9.5 Laser Oscillation
IM&l%6[). 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
iea7*]vW 9.7 Gas Lasers
?H(']3X5@ 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
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iK e68kx 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
%&S :W%qm? 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
0z=^_Fb 9.12 The Ring Laser
"| K D$CY Chapter 10 Ray Optics
,~ qjL|9 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
Vi\kB% 10.2 Lenses
{t QZqqdn@ 10.3 Ray Equations
oh^QW`#( 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
g.eMGwonTJ 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
:,FI 6` Appendix I Relativistic Optics
$Rv (v% 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
n*vhCe L 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
j\@osjUu 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
jL9to6 Hmr 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
3q:>NB< References
w]Z: Y` Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
p& +w QAKA3{-( Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
Sv|jR r' Rating: 5
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p +O,C{^f This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Y8%*S%yO D;WQNlTU It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
Y@R9+ 7! p;YS`*!s This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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>Yt+LdG!- \XT~5 N6 Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
29AWg(9?aS P`!31P#]L One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
:x /L.Bz I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
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Vq K/GWg Rating: 4
hTK6N % SlF7$ 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.
