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I. Light,
Geometrical and Physical Optics |
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31-Aug |
Mon |
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| 1 |
2-Sep |
Wed |
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1 |
Introduction
to the course, EM Waves, wave/particle duality |
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3-Sep |
Thu |
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3.2 |
Waves,
complex representation, plane waves |
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7-Sep |
Mon |
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Labor Day |
| 2 |
9-Sep |
Wed |
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3 |
2.5 |
Fresnel
equations at normal incidence |
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10-Sep |
Thu |
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4 |
4.6 |
Oblique
Fresnel equations, four consequences |
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14-Sep |
Mon |
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5 |
5.2 |
Brewster
angle, total internal reflection |
| 3 |
16-Sep |
Wed |
Set 1 |
6 |
5.2 |
Huygens
principle, spherical refraction, lensmaker’s formula |
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17-Sep |
Thu |
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7 |
5.2 |
Fermat's
principle, thin lenses, Gaussian and Newtonian |
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21-Sep |
Mon |
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8 |
5.4 |
More thin
lens ray tracing examples, multiple lenses |
| 4 |
23-Sep |
Wed |
Set 2 |
9 |
5.2 |
plane
mirrors, curved mirrors, magnifying glass |
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24-Sep |
Thu |
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10 |
6.3 |
Microscopes |
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28-Sep |
Mon |
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11 |
6.3 |
Principal
planes, binoculars |
| 5 |
30-Sep |
Wed |
Set 3 |
12 |
6.3 |
Telescopes |
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II. Interference
and Diffraction |
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1-Oct |
Thu |
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13 |
7.1 |
Superposition:
algebra, complex representation, phasors |
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5-Oct |
Mon |
Set 4 |
14 |
7.1 |
Standing
waves, wedge fringes, beats |
| 6 |
7-Oct |
Wed |
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15 |
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Review for
exam |
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8-Oct |
Thu |
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EXAM I: Topics in
chapters 2-6 |
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12-Oct |
Mon |
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16 |
7.2 |
Dispersion,
group velocity, Fourier analysis intro |
| 7 |
14-Oct |
Wed |
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17 |
7.4 |
Fourier
analysis |
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15-Oct |
Thu |
Set 5 |
18 |
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More
Fourier analysis, bandwidth, coherence length |
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19-Oct |
Mon |
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19 |
9.3 |
Young's
two-source interference |
| 8 |
21-Oct |
Wed |
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20 |
10.2 |
Single-slit
(Fraunhofer) diffraction |
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22-Oct |
Thu |
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21 |
10.2 |
Circular
aperture, angular resolution |
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26-Oct |
Mon |
Set 6 |
22 |
13.3 |
Diffraction
gratings, holography |
| 9 |
28-Oct |
Wed |
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23 |
9.4 |
Thin film
interference, Michelson interferometer |
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29-Oct |
Thu |
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24 |
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to be
determined |
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III. Polarization, lasers, radiometry |
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2-Nov |
Mon |
Set 7 |
25 |
8.2 |
Polarization
states, production of polarized light |
| 10 |
4-Nov |
Wed |
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26 |
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Review for
exam |
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5-Nov |
Thu |
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EXAM II: Topics in chapters 7, 9, 10, 13 |
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9-Nov |
Mon |
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27 |
8.3 |
Three
methods of polarization, Malus’s law |
| 11 |
11-Nov |
Wed |
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28 |
8.4 |
Dichroism,
optical activity, LCD screens |
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12-Nov |
Thu |
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29 |
13.1 |
Birefringence,
wave plates, Babinet compensator |
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16-Nov |
Mon |
Set 8 |
30 |
other |
Laser
fundamentals, types of lasers |
| 12 |
18-Nov |
Wed |
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31 |
other |
Introduction
to radiometry |
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19-Nov |
Thu |
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32 |
other |
Irradiance,
illuminance, etendue, f number |
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23-Nov |
Mon |
Set 9 |
33 |
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Absorption
spectroscopy, light sources, light detectors |
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IV. Other Topics
in Optics |
| 13 |
25-Nov |
Wed |
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34 |
13.2 |
Fourier
optics, convolution theorem, image
processing |
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26-Nov |
Thu |
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Thanksgiving Break - no class |
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30-Nov |
Mon |
Set 10 |
35 |
13.4 |
Nonlinear
optics |
| 14 |
2-Dec |
Wed |
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36 |
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Review for
exam |
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3-Dec |
Thu |
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EXAM III: Topics in chapters 8, 13 |
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7-Dec |
Mon |
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37 |
other |
Atmospheric
optical effects (slideshow) |
| 15 |
9-Dec |
Wed |
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38 |
other |
Photonic
materials, additional review |
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10-Dec |
Thu |
Set 11 |
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Review for exam |
| 16 |
14-Dec |
Mon |
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FINAL EXAM: HW set
11 and comprehensive 10:15 AM |
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