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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Y.Z:H!P);$ \'Et)uD* Publisher: Dover Publications
?jlz:Z4 Number Of Pages: 336
5to a@#Bc% Publication Date: 1989-06-01
_&S#;ni\c ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
Mkk.8AjC| ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
{en'8kS Binding: Paperback
_]4 p51r0 kln)7SzPuk 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.
l}VE8-XB 76<mP*5 Summary: Best in its class
@$%GszyQ' Rating: 5
YT(Eh3ID {b4`\ I@< his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
bl^Ihza 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
0<~~0US 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).
!R\FCAW[ x 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.
'&#gs P9 o#f"wQH;p 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…
`{ Q'iydU +8N6tw/& Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
&5b 3k[K" Rating: 4
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b- 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.
eU%4 9 A -2J37 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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!.mR]El{K Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
h`1<+1J9 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
MAFdJ +n# 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
+c <iVc| 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
a6DR' BC 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
*qO) MpG{ 1.5 Group Velocity
Z)E)-2U$@ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
!KK `+ 9/ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
T&]-p:mg^ 2.1 General Remarks
vFR *3$ R 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
Jk\-e` eE 2.3 Linear Polarization
>rEZ$h 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
..u{v}4& 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
4y7_P0}: B 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
1a{3k#} 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
Fk 3(( n= 2.8 The Brewster Angle
%hYgG;22 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
A3_p*n@ 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
qD>^aEd@4 2.11 Reflection Matrix
LPt9+sauf1 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
[q[37;ZEQ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
PJN9[Y{^3 3.2 Young’s Experiment
/ie&uW y 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
Dbn 344s 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
{j>a_]dTVX 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
[%dsq`b# 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
[h;I)ug[o( 3.7 Spatial Coherence
a&b/C*R_ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
zs#-E_^%M 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
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+8//mrL_/ 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
{ % X2K 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
2\1+M) 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
J Ah!#S( 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
zT, @PIC( Chapter 5 Diffraction
cHF W"g78 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
d0I s|Gs 5.2 Fundamental Theory
t f6m . 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
hp'oiR;~w 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
'1b 1N 5~ 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
xc}[q`vK 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
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a`w=0]1&* Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
"crR{OjE" 6.1 General Remarks
KZ7B2 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
<7J3tn B 6.3 The General Wave Equation
?Cf'IBp N 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
]z^jz#>um& 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
h76j|1gI 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
.-rz30xT 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
%MHL@Nn>e 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
La1:WYt 6.9 Optical Activity
L!Y|`P#Yr 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
X^eyrq v 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
>]~581fYf 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
n?r8ZDJ' Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
(v/L 7.1 Thermal Radiation
x&;A Y 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
Wu $ryX 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
pE<a:2J 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
&EV%g6 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
+-'F]?DN' 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
|( %<F Y$ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
{"Sv~L|J; 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
h 8UhrD<: 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
#h=V@Dh 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
U !|)M 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
PxrT@.T$ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
)4uWB2ZRoi 8.1 General Remarks
lF(v<drkB 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
qA7,txQ: 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
C%yH}T\s 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
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8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
&qXobJRM 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
AJ i+JO- 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
?Sh]kJ O 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
-r cEG! 8.9 Molecular Spectra
6NV 592 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
3:jxr Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
&{8:XJe*,% 9.1 Introduction
k)>H=? mI 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
++,I`x+p 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
9)t b= 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
NHyUHFY 9.5 Laser Oscillation
X:Z3R0 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
:} =lE"2 9.7 Gas Lasers
QO;Dyef7b 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
/a3 2QuS 9.9 Dye Lasers
M%ecWr!tj 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
Cty{ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
H1U$ApD 9.12 The Ring Laser
F*U(Wl= Chapter 10 Ray Optics
kfas4mkc 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
s*g qKQ; 10.2 Lenses
ir. RO7f 10.3 Ray Equations
,4"N 7_!7 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
2EM6k|l5 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
}'wZ)N@ Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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m@kLZimD 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
eoww N>-2C 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
#^VZJ:2=| 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
W x-0Ip'9 References
hGD@v {/ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
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dKB V $I8iVGL Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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5;KJ0N*- !%65YTxY- This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
'-A;B.GV% xDw~n (* 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.
wyX 3qH JqO1 a?H 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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fmK~? Rating: 5
AcuZ? LYzK pdJ]V`m 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.
yH" i5L9 Q SF0?Puf One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
AjEy@ / 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.
KJyCfMH&:@ 9Zd\ 6F, Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
`Ns@W? Rating: 4
9 l~D}5e7 b}NNkM 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.
