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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sDC RL%0QK WI9.?(5q Publisher: Dover Publications
%qHT!aP Number Of Pages: 336
5 6R , +sN Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Rj u8%FRO ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
+!Ltn ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
+u2Co_FJ& Binding: Paperback
LKZI@ i) &|4Uo5qS=Z 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.
t<7WM'2<y d7P @_jO6 Summary: Best in its class
"10VN*)J} Rating: 5
w~ & ]gyf *X # e his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
._3NqE; 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).
X3nhqQTZ 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.
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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…
Uu+C<j&- |gz ,Ip{ Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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E0Djo'64 6~S0t1/t? 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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{+:XVT_+ ;`B35K The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
"Z k6B"o) Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
c5R{Sl 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
q9!9OcN2 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
~'MWtDe:Z8 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
DO1{r/Ib.{ 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
Yn>zR I 1.5 Group Velocity
'qJ-eQ7e 1.6 The Doppler Effect
I={{V Q Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
;%<4U^2 2.1 General Remarks
Ol[gck|~ 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
O:)IRB3 2.3 Linear Polarization
&*aU2{,s,; 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
o3qv945 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
P{eRDQ= 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
J"rwWIxO* 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
#:|?t&On 2.8 The Brewster Angle
l`&6W?C 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
J36@Pf ]h 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
F* }Q^% 2.11 Reflection Matrix
>EtP^Lu~f_ Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
hhAC@EGG 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
2hJ3m+N^ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
Nh9!lB m*] 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
(dF;Gcw+ 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
R+0 " B 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
)`mF.87b&h 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
P AV2w_X~ 3.7 Spatial Coherence
r5!M;hU1j 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
(H+[ ^(3d2 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
B5HdC%8/} Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
!h>$ bm 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
"n }fEVJ, 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
~^~RltY 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
K=TW}ZO 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
Ko)T>8: Chapter 5 Diffraction
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T1HiHvJ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
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}]+}Tipd 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
K)UOx#xe1 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
%@93^q[\2 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
j :Jdwf 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
?{,)XFck Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
j jT 2k 6.1 General Remarks
BC{J3<0bf@ 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
C$G88hesn 6.3 The General Wave Equation
-!G #")< 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
)^S^s >3 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
RK:sQWG 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
X1[R*a/p 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
ioa_AG6B 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
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w^E] N 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
PB<Sc>{U 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
I+?$4SC 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
W#7-%o T Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
7W firRM 7.1 Thermal Radiation
GVc[p\h( 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
Ox*T:5 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
bA^: p3 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
IA 9v1:> 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
YZ:'8< 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
r]EZ)qp^@ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
1\J1yOL 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
`) !2E6 = 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
9g5{ 3N3 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
ySK Yqt z 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
UFAMbI Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
xKLcd+h CZ 8.1 General Remarks
!na0 Y 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
X1V}%@3: 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
zV(tvt 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
&T/q0bwd 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
iLd"tn' 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Nw$[a$^n 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
*e z~~ Y 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
9q)nNX<$) 8.9 Molecular Spectra
l)rvh#D 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
0CV sDVA Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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nK%/tdq 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
];{l$- $$ 9.5 Laser Oscillation
Or#+E2%1E 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
Gp3nR <+ 9.7 Gas Lasers
k5%0wHpk = 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
g*r{!:,t 9.9 Dye Lasers
8&A| )ur4 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
G5nj,$F+ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
>5~Zr $ 9.12 The Ring Laser
V=zM5 MH2 Chapter 10 Ray Optics
CWe>jlUQ 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
;'Vipj 10.2 Lenses
;GgQ@ s@ 10.3 Ray Equations
Yx}" > ;\ 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
#nf%ojh 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
mA] 84zO Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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Fb{`a[& 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
23\j1? 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
N4` 9TN7 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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z Jo# 3 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
At[n<8_| %L \{kUam Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
B:A1W{l Rating: 5
LnI{S{]wDh @a.6?.<L This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
Q!2i OvK qJFgbq4- 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.
2 ) /k`Na 5nxS+`Pn.) 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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bUAR<R'E Rating: 5
u5{5ts+: 10l1 a4 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.
X~)V )'R v1"g!%U6 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
) (?UA$" 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.
32bkou q O2'bNR Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
ll< 9f) Rating: 4
gGI#QPT`X ]2xx+P#Y 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.
