- Optics I
- 3 credits ( 2 hr lecture, 3 hr lab)
- Prerequisites:
- PHY 183A or PHY 184 or PHY 184B or PHY 234B or PHY 294H
- PHY 192
- PHY 215 or PHY 215B
- Completion of Tier I writing requirement.
- Alias: PHY 331
Lenses, aberrations, apertures, and stops. Diffraction, interferometry,
spectroscopy, fiber optics.
Syllabus
Schedule
Lab Protocols:
Lab1-Thin
Converging Lens
Lab2-Thin
Divergent Lens
Lab3-Periscope,
Telescope and Microscope
Lab4-Lens
Aberrations
Lab5-Polarized
Light
Lab6-Interference
Fringes, Newton's Rings
Lab7-Michelson
Interferometer
Lab8-Diffraction
Slits and Gratings
Lab9-Holography
Lab10-Laser
Tweezers