Description

\\ Spherical and planar waves; scalar diffraction theory; Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction and application to measurement; interference and interferometers; optical transfer functions; coherent optical systems and holography. Prerequisite: Physics with calculus (PHY 223)

Description

\\ Spherical and planar waves; scalar diffraction theory; Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction and application to measurement; interference and interferometers; optical transfer functions; coherent optical systems and holography. Prerequisite: Physics with calculus (PHY 223)

Course Outline

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  1. Fields
    • Wave equation
    • Plane waves
    • Jones calculus
    • Lab: Polarization

  2. Reflectance
    • Boundary Conditions
    • Fresnel Equations
    • Metals, Semiconductors, Dielectrics
    • Lab: Ellipsometry

  3. Interference I
    • Grimaldi's Experiment
    • Young's Experiment
    • Spatial Coherence Lab: Two Slit

  4. Interference II
    • Fresnel \& Arago Law
    • Amplitude Splitting
    • Contrast
    • Lab: Mach Zehnder Interferometer

  5. Two-Beam Interference
    • Temporal Coherence
    • Partial Coherence
    • Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
    • Lab: Michelson Interferometer

  6. Multiple Beam Interference
    • Plane Parallel Plate
    • Interference filters
    • Thin Films
    • Lab: Fabry-Perot Interferometer

  7. Diffraction
    • Huygen's Principle
    • Fresnel Diffraction
    • Fraunhofer Diffraction
    • Lab: Fresnel Diffraction

  8. Fourier Optics
    • Linear systems
    • Correlation
    • Transfer functions
    • Lab: Fourier Optics

  9. Coherence
    • Partial Coherence
    • Mutual Coherence
    • van Cittert-Zernike
    • Lab: Spatial Coherence

  10. Holography
    • Holograms of point objects
    • Bragg's law
    • Recording and Reconstruction
    • Lab: Holography