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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e>"{nOY4 5jkW@ Publisher: Dover Publications
]vhh* Number Of Pages: 336
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k1B7uA'h"G ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
F y^!*M- ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
BQt!L 1 )) Binding: Paperback
Kkdd }j yQ 6{-:`) 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.
tNfku HL*jRl Summary: Best in its class
f`H}Y!W( Rating: 5
P2 f~sx9 hA)3Ah* his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
;nSaZ$`5 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
d\xh> o 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
@ttcFX1:W 8V^gOUF. To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
ef Ra|7!HK naM4X @jl Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
kLADd"C Rating: 4
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o ,,b_x@y* If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
T? _$ 3| g'1X} 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!
c :hOQZ P g7W:L7 The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
?OlYJ/! z3 Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
pO GVD 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
NC l $vc;, 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
]%F3 xzOk 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
cA A J7? 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
z`m-Ca>6 1.5 Group Velocity
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4s.wQ2m Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
Xy=|qu 2.1 General Remarks
=i\~][- 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
x -(?^g 2.3 Linear Polarization
yz,ak+wp 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
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` _[\j] 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
~Og'IRf 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
HFvhrG 2.8 The Brewster Angle
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)xlNj$(x5n 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
enK4`+.7 2.11 Reflection Matrix
u*}6)=+: Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
j pT! di 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
'xvV;bi 3.2 Young’s Experiment
q$~S?X5\ 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
1 NLawi6 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
)6 ^b\` 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
p"JITH :G 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
V=QvwQlZ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
u;J 9aKD 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
&3S;5{7_e 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
bP(V#6IJ8 Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
uWv l<{2 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
`Nc3I\tCM 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Dbz\8gmY 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
0XvMaQXQF 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
y/4 4((O Chapter 5 Diffraction
!V7VM_}@Y 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
~)Ny8 Dh 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Js'COO 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
.@ /5 Ln 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
hDjsGB|Fz 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
Uiv;0Tovl 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
pi3Z)YcT 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
Z:)\j. Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
73 T g{~ 6.1 General Remarks
HC+(FymV 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
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/,$6`V 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
^5QSV\X 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
]'DtuT?Z 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
pG:FDlR~ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
I^0bEwqZ ~ 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
bXC;6xZV 6.9 Optical Activity
Q3_ia 5 `O 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
~|R"GloUw 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
S'B7C>i`#N 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
3,S5> ~R= Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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( y=P- nm 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
3QM.X ^ANH 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
r]kLe2r:B 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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>=r094< 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
W(a=ev2sa 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
/XtxgO\T. 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
on\0i{0l8 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
`b# w3 2 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
\/S?.P#L~ 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
PHT;%;m= Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
vEW;~FL d 8.1 General Remarks
)I$_wB!UV 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
xH; 4lw 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
By:A9 s 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
LtXFGPQ f 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
V)_mo/D!D 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
: ,LX3, 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
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"otP^X. 8.9 Molecular Spectra
k0{Mq<V*% 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
=Q[ 5U9 Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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y3))I \QT 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
q71Tg 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
!H~G_?Mf\O 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
$NT{ssh 9.5 Laser Oscillation
+wS?Z5%mU 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
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k%VV(P]sT 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
oypX.nye_ 9.9 Dye Lasers
:&9#p% / 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
=cX &H 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
s)8g4Yc* 9.12 The Ring Laser
_u ]Wr%D@ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
{CYFM[V 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
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sj0Hv d9 10.3 Ray Equations
{L rez E4 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
u2@:[:Ao 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
Ycn* aR2 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
x pRQ"6 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
6psK2d 0 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
Jd7+~isu~ 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
BQ2DQ7q 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
q : ?6 References
nH/V2> Lm Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
zxT&K| D-69/3 PvP Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
[8l8 m6 Rating: 5
= 0Z}s yI)~- E. This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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(wo.OH 3l-8T R This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
6zaO$ '> @ e vrG Summary: For the price Great
" )i4w{_y Rating: 5
Fnzv& >E^sZmY[f- 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.
s1?N&t8c mXAX%M U One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
4pduzO'I 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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]wc 'h>w Rating: 4
Cevl#c5p> =j#uH`jgW 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.
