LECTURE SCHEDULE - Fall 2010

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DATE

DAY

TOPICS

READING

1

Sep 2

Thu

Intro. to Optics

Handouts

2

Sep 7

Tue

Basic Properties of Light, Snell's law

Energy, Irradiance, Momentum:
Hecht Ch. 3 (3.3) or Fowles Ch. 2.2, 7.7, 7.8
Reflection and Refraction: Hecht Ch. 4 (4.3, 4.4) or Fowles 2.6.
Lecture Slides - Basic Properties of Light
Lecture Slides - Snell's Law

3

Sep 9

Thu

Geometrical optics

Geometrical Optics: Hecht Ch. 5 (5.1-5.2);

4

Sep 14

Tue

Geometrical optics: Thin Lenses

Lenses: Hecht Ch. 5 (5.2); Fowles Ch. 10 (10.1-10.2) ;
Lecture Slides - Thin Lenses.
Java Applets: Optics Applets

5

Sep 16

Thu

Ray tracing, Thin-lens combinations

Thin-lens combinations: Hecht Ch. 5.2.3 & Ch. 6.1

6

Sep 21

Tue

Problem Solving - Thin Lens Imaging

Reference Materials: Summary of Lens Imaing w/ examples

7

Sep 23

Thu

Radiation, Polarization

Radiation: Hecht Ch. 3.4; Polarization: Ch. 8.1-8.7.
Lecture Slides - Radiation
Lecture Slides - Polarization

8

Sep 28

Tue

Waves &
Aberrations

Waves: Hecht Ch. 2 (2.1-2.7) & Ch. 3.1-3.3
(Prerequisite: the Additon of Waves): Hecht Ch. 7.1.
Aberrations: Hecht Ch. 6 (6.1 & 6.3) or Fowles Ch. 10 (10.1 & 10.2);
Lecture Slides - Waves.
Lecture Slides - Aberrations.
Lecture Notes - Thick Lenses, Dispersion, and Chromatic Aberration.

9

Sep 30

Thu

EM Waves, Fresnel's Eqs & Stops

EM Waves: Hecht Ch. 4 (4.2-4.4); Fresnel's Eqs: Ch. 4.6.
EM Waves and Fresnel's Eqs - Fowles Ch.2 (2.1-2.5)
Stops: Hecht Ch. 5 (5.3).
Lecture Slides - Fresnel's Eqs.
Lecture Notes - Stops.
Lecture Slides - Optical Systems/Stops.

10

Oct 5

Tue

Mirrors, Prisms, and Magnifying Glass.

Mirrors: Ch. 5.4; Prisms: Ch. 5.5; Magnifiying Glass: Hecht Ch. 5.7.3.
Lecture Slides - Magnifying Glass & Mirrors.
Lecture Notes - Prisms.

11

Oct 7

Thu

Optical Systems

Eyepieces, Microscope, Telescope, and Camera: Hecht Ch. 5.7.3- 5.7.7)
Lecture Notes - Magnifying Glass/Telescope/Microscope/Camera.

12

Oct 12

Tue

Optical Systems

Eyepieces, Microscope, Telescope, and Camera: Hecht Ch. 5.7.3- 5.7.7)

13

Oct 14

Thu

Midterm Reviehw

Midterm Exam Coverage
Midterm Review Slides ; A short summary of Geometric Optics (Hecht)
Examples - Midterm Exam in Fall 2009

You may find the summaris and formula in this optics guide by CVI-MellesGriot useful when reviewing the materials covered in this class. [skip "diffraction effects", "etalons", and "ultrafast theory"]

Handouts - Midterm II Instructions and Topics

14

Oct 19

Tue

1st Midterm Exam

15

Oct 21

Thu

Eyes

Eyes: Hecht Ch. 5.7 (5.7.1-5.7.2).
Lecture Notes - Eyes.

16

Oct 26

Tue

Interference I

Interference: Hecht Ch. 9 (9.1-9.5 & 9.7); Fowles Ch. 3 (3.1-3.9);
Lecture Notes - Interference and Coherence.  

17

Oct 28

Thu

Interference II

18

Nov 2

Tue

19

Nov 4

Thu

Diffraction I

Hecht Ch. 10 (10.1-10.2); Fowles Ch. 5 (5.1-5.4, scanned Ch. 5.4 pdf)
Lecture Notes - Diffraction

20

Nov 9

Tue

Diffraction II

Hecht Ch. 11 (11.1-11.3); Fowles Ch. 5 (5.1-5.4, 5.6).
Lecture Slides - Diffraction

21

Nov 11

Thu

22

Nov 16

Tue

Fourier Optics, Spatial Filtering

Spatial Filtering: Hecht 7.4.4 & 13.2 (Imagery)
Hecht Ch. 13.3; Fowles Ch. 5.7;
Lecture Slides - Fourier Optics

23

Nov 18

Thu

Project Talks I

2nd Midterm Presentation Schedule;
Reference: Historical Milestones - Light and Photons
Midterm II presentations from 2009

24

Nov 23

Tue

Project Talks II

Nov 25

Thu

Thanksgiving

Holiday

25

Nov 30

Tue

Holography
Gaussian Beam

Hecht 13.3 (Holography)
Hecht Ch. 13.1-13.2; Fowles Ch. 9 (9.1-9.4)
Lecture Notes - Gaussian Beam Optics

26

Dec 2

Thu

27

Dec 7

Tue

Fiberoptics

Fiberoptics: Hecht Ch. 5.6
Lecture Notes - Optical Fibers

28

Dec 9

Thu

Term Review

Select Problems form Schaum's outlines Optics Ch. 6 to Ch. 8

Dec ??

Final Exam

Final Exam Topics, Final Exam from 2009,
Final Exam Review/Study Guide