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

Interference II Coherence Length: Hecht 7.4.3
Lecture Slides - Interference.

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

Presentation Slides 2010: Digital Cameras, Color, Lasers, Gravitation Lensing, 3D TV, 3D Movie, Optical Tweezers, Laser Cooling, CCD/DVD/BluRay .

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

Optical Force Ch. 5 (5.6)
Optical Force/Radiation Pressure & Laser Pointers.

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