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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K M*sLC # xC9^x7%3O Publisher: Dover Publications
_Z~w pO}/ Number Of Pages: 336
6+_)(+ c Publication Date: 1989-06-01
(9CB&LZ(+E ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
!:,d^L!bh ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
2^Tj7@ Binding: Paperback
{:$0j|zL1 IpXg2QbN A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
Ua#*kTF 9 %4Pt=v~d Summary: Best in its class
9t(B{S Rating: 5
Oj:O-PtN2 6d&BN7B his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
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~c"+5 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
2-ev7: 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
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j@M\ w6y?D< To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
5YUn{qtD f&bY=$iff Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
j01.`G7Q Rating: 4
-@b&qi7&S S3PW [R@= 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.
g><u (3 .r)WD R 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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Ih!UL:Ckh Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
CsS0(n(x 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
>P/kb fPA 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
&STgj|t_ 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
u`$,S& Er 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
Fl>v9 %A 1.5 Group Velocity
M6vW}APH[n 1.6 The Doppler Effect
L,of@> Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
d}3<nz, 2.1 General Remarks
~O?Gi 4^Yg 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
=L{lt9qQz 2.3 Linear Polarization
) /PvaL 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
8X][TJG$ 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
e 2*0NT^R 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
ptQr8[FA 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
8K*X]Z h 2.8 The Brewster Angle
h ^g"FSzP 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
zL5 r 8mD3 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
4JKB6~Y 2.11 Reflection Matrix
I >k3X~cG Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
d*khda;Vj 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
?^mgK9^ v@ 3.2 Young’s Experiment
`0 uKJF g 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
S,fMGKcq 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
.*:SZ3v 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
"Y }f"X| 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
c!T^ JZBb 3.7 Spatial Coherence
daE/v.a4| 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
5(q\x(N 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
PvBx<i}A Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
h']R P 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
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l <<0:~+q 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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GBzC<e# Chapter 5 Diffraction
J?)vsnD.H 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
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/p~"?9b[ i 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
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ji? 0;2Y 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
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Q 2cF++Q1 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
?{?mAb c 6.1 General Remarks
? aEBS 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
X5U_|XK6Y 6.3 The General Wave Equation
0{F"b'h 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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}X$vriW 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
fO [X<|9 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
h?j;*|o- 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
@k <RX'~q 6.9 Optical Activity
Y'i0=w6G 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
R?qV FMQ 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
o+;=C@,' 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
k(C?6Gfj Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
bxyEn'vNvQ 7.1 Thermal Radiation
j|FGb: 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
Iwi>yx 8 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
ZLy J 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
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a3?Dtoy' 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
Q-F '-@`(C 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
9Re605x Q6 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
kQC>8" 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
r(yJE1Wz 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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auAST;"Z8 Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
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b< _*~af 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
?Pw# !t 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
1,`-n5@J%n 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
|2CW!is 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
Y:&1;`FBZ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
aQC bRS6 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
&UP@Sr0D7 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
B3O^(M5W 8.9 Molecular Spectra
ioi0^aM 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
?4Lb *{R Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
E87/B%R 9.1 Introduction
6T< ~mn 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
|.=Ee+HZ 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
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W 0tBF&E" 9.9 Dye Lasers
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aBr%"&Z.MG 9.12 The Ring Laser
J nhHV(H Chapter 10 Ray Optics
q\O'r[&V 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
{5. ,gb @6 10.2 Lenses
j_&/^-; e 10.3 Ray Equations
cmt3ceCb 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
9V?MJZ@aG 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
c1wgb8 Appendix I Relativistic Optics
L}nj#z4g 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
2c5>0f 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
4I"Q T(; 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
cy)L%`(7 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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gwThh wR Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
6TfL|W< _M:)x0(" Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
u~LisZ&tP Rating: 5
EM vV A&$!s)8 z This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
`C=!8q ;Bc f~[ErM 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.
<$UMMA s? ~Abj_ This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
!aa^kcEjnL RduA0@g0 Summary: For the price Great
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zq4,%$y8| 7*'_& 0 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.
3tnY K& W} Nd3 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
&wNN| fH 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.
Zdh4CNEeFP wI x Lr{ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
x 9Gm)~ Rating: 4
~Ufcy{x# &HFMF)NA 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.
