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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MpJ\4D5G Publisher: Dover Publications
\;Q!}_ K Number Of Pages: 336
5'`Dr TOA Publication Date: 1989-06-01
O69TU[Vn ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
.*W7Z8!e ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
| (,{&\ Binding: Paperback
*/@I$* Y ;E'gP-J A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
'*@=SM ^Q+z^zlC Summary: Best in its class
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Ul 85-p ^q%f~m,O< his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
+9yM tR 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
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key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
U 17=/E 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
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O" xbHI 4A"Z To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
SD@ 0X[ ,4-],~T Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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q& KNK *&+z I$u( 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.
;'[?H0Jw' %@ q2 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!
.vi0D uD6 fwUF5Y The table of contents are not included in the product description, so I add that here:
Ri::Ek3qu Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
nT}i&t!q8@ 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
p=i6~ 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
=`C K` x 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
$j@P 8<M7 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
hew"p( ` 1.5 Group Velocity
G$CSZrP. 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Yz EOfHL, Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
9Gx`[{wI9< 2.1 General Remarks
"W9z>ezp 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
* {p:C 2.3 Linear Polarization
[`bK {Dq2 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
I9#l2<DYlX 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
:ee vc7 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
q$ j 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
Tn\{*A 2.8 The Brewster Angle
Z;0<k;#T(p 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
sP=^5K` g 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
V<PH5'^$j 2.11 Reflection Matrix
)?LZg<< Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
W58%Zz4a 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
WK#%G 3.2 Young’s Experiment
OekE]`~w 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
8&qtF.i-6 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
cw0uLMqr` 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
nCA~=[&H 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
AOV{@ b( 3.7 Spatial Coherence
:vaVghN\ 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
%`/ F> ` 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
aQ &K a Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
wMCgL h\wi 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
M}=>~T A@ 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
3+iryW(\ 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
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2)QZYgfh Chapter 5 Diffraction
3m$Qd#| 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
L EFL KC 5.2 Fundamental Theory
#hXvGon$? 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
53bVhPGv 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
axN\ZXU 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
l$R9c+L= 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
OcC|7s" , 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
[O]rf+NZ(5 Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
w:=:D=xH2 6.1 General Remarks
ETdN<}m 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
zzd PR}VG 6.3 The General Wave Equation
WH U l.h 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
Q `-X x 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
{ qCFd 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
HoeW6U V 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
D )Jac@ ,0 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
rA8{Q.L 6.9 Optical Activity
IaO&f<^#o 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
s |o(~2j 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
>>8{N)c5E 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
T&Z*=ShH Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
'tX}6wurf 7.1 Thermal Radiation
KYz@H#M 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
j;-2)ZLm 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
yOk{l $+ 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
LIyb+rH#yg 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
k_gl$`A 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
0eK>QZ_ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
W"A3$/ nq^ 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
_({wJ$aYC 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
nD! t* P 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
D^f;X.Qm 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
38:5 g_ Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
~I~lb/ 8.1 General Remarks
M(^ e)7a1 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
l?L s=J* 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
PM&NY8| Zy 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
-q&,7 'V 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
?H_>?,^ 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
82 o|(pw 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
<@0S]jy 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
\vS > jB 8.9 Molecular Spectra
4 C *0MV 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
6(ER$ Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
N-45LS@ 9.1 Introduction
,&Vir)S 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
P=s3&NDD 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
:dxKcg7 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
v0T?c53? 9.5 Laser Oscillation
x<.(fRv 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
Q"3gvIyc 9.7 Gas Lasers
:X}Ie P 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
J2Qt! - 9.9 Dye Lasers
I<Mb /!TQ 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
5Y@Hb!5D 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
_c(h{ dn 9.12 The Ring Laser
4RH>i+)pS\ Chapter 10 Ray Optics
SQMt R2 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
_p^Wc.[~M 10.2 Lenses
dh%DALZ8t 10.3 Ray Equations
DUg [L 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
j*d+WZm8-g 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
$-s8 tc( Appendix I Relativistic Optics
NiRb:F- 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
c}H}fyu%n 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
+k/=L9 #e 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
r >sXvzv 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
JEP9!y9y References
[lu+"V,<LJ Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
{xICR ~,* aNwx~t]G Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
,4;'s Rating: 5
~3%aEj Y)#,6\=U This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
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cyh ;1Q ][XCpJ)8 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.
I $X wM 5'<mfY'B Summary: For the price Great
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t[A A= q%,y66pFr 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.
;hh .w?? <UTO\w% One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
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C Bz=-Xr v] m`rV8S[ Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
kL <HG Qt Rating: 4
$4^h>x ,D& -.`'E 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.
