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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}}LjEOvL= cS>xT cj Publisher: Dover Publications
ybcCq]cgt Number Of Pages: 336
@ =? #nB& Publication Date: 1989-06-01
RijFN.s ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
^V"0 8 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
;vUw_M{P=) Binding: Paperback
n],"!>=+ ${tBu# $-d A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
/BrbP7 UAds$ 9 Summary: Best in its class
o;v_vCLO Rating: 5
wc ;^C?PX h`D+NZtWm his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
Me-H'M p~ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
&g!yRvM!;Q 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).
,o\~d ?4 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.
v {) *P.E [ z { }? 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…
Ku8qn \2" : n\D Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
Sj;:*jk!h Rating: 4
85{@&T oYX#VX 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.
4EJ6Zy![0* N#^o,/ 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!
Lmc"q FzK cN7|Zs c\ The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
6z5?9I4[ Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
t7/a 5x 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
0T:ZWRjH 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
(Zu8WyT2 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
<< aAYkx < 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
Bz6Zy)&sAL 1.5 Group Velocity
H?j}!JzAC 1.6 The Doppler Effect
gal.<SVW Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
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<a=k"'0 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
zg{ 2.3 Linear Polarization
M!iYj+nrP 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
h| .*V$3 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
lLZ?&z$ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
5x}Or fDU 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
I< Rai" 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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zqb3<WP" 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
#}zL? s^G 2.11 Reflection Matrix
d<v)ovQJ] Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
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3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
u/4|Akui 3.2 Young’s Experiment
67d p)X 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
d=:&tOCg2 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
G 8F43!< 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
)-d &XN7 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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M2y"M ,k4 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
}P"JP[#E\ 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
-W XZOdUjs Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
AME6Zu3Y 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
;Z}V}B 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
_z \PVTT 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
oF#]<Z\ 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
6IC/~Woghx Chapter 5 Diffraction
Ov9kD0S 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
&B>YiA 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Q2k y| 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
|%-:qk4r G 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
s~Od (,K 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
6"U )d7^ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
$5a%hK 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
N;d@)h(N! Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
^DS+O> 6.1 General Remarks
@~`2L o/ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
gDjs:]/YR 6.3 The General Wave Equation
4).>b3OhX 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
6z80Y*|eJ 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
7nL3+Pq 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
J2adA9R/, 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
5x; y{qT 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
x?MSHOia`P 6.9 Optical Activity
ckPI^0A! 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
_<1uO=km6 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
{9C+=v? 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
['rqz1DL5 Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
f,}]h~w\ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
@( H 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
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zg83->[ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
{^VvL'n 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
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tJ,x>s?Y 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
G(XI TL u* 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
s8]9OG3 g 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
< l%3P6| 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
aD:vNX 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
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u Z(j"y 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
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.<C}/Cl 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
xW;-=Q 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
F! ;0eS"xp 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
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8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
-Vi"hSsUP 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
/U#{6zeM[, 8.9 Molecular Spectra
n)7olP0p 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
,S i23S\ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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o(I[_oUy\ 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
@P^8?!i+ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
nsJN) Pt 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
;hOrLy&O 9.5 Laser Oscillation
`"<} B"s 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
6NV- &0 _ 9.7 Gas Lasers
|? !Ew# w 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
FN&.PdRT 9.9 Dye Lasers
{yy ^DlHb 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
IZ;%lV7t 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
~ YKBxt 9.12 The Ring Laser
pOn>m1| Chapter 10 Ray Optics
E:N~c'k 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
y#3mc#)k 10.2 Lenses
&\$l%ic uo 10.3 Ray Equations
~5HI9A4^ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
k@eU #c5c 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
M lp[xk| Appendix I Relativistic Optics
*FkG32k 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
%:/_O*~)Yg 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
3+;}2x0-F 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
:o}J u}t 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
Uu9\;f References
V=}b>Jo2j Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
`um#}ify# PF -7AIxs" Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
/! kKL$j Rating: 5
fmvX;0O pC2r{- This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
P+sxlf:0 +'H_sMmi{ 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.
ldo7 }<s Kc*h@#`~oL 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.
Z,Z34:- %v\0Dm+A Summary: For the price Great
M`ETH8Su= Rating: 5
b]s*z<|% ) =<,$ |g 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.
Z@= 1-l }!\ZJo a One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
2;G^>BP< 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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&,xN$ 5Cd>p< 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.
