Optics

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	IMPORTANT DATES
1	Nature of Light
2	Geometrical Optics	Problem Set 1 Posted
3	Optical Instrumentation, Magnifier Lens, Microscopes, Telescopes
4	Matrix Methods in Paraxial Optics	Problem Set 1 Due
5	Apertures and Stops	Problem Set 2 Posted
6	Gradient Index Lenses, Hamiltonian Optics
7	Review of Geometrical Optics	Problem Set 2 Due
8	Quiz 1
9	Electromagnetic Wave Equations
10	Eikonal Equations, Gradient Index Lenses, Hamiltonian Optics
11	Superposition of Waves, Interference, Optical Interferometry	Problem Set 3 Posted (optional)
12	Spatial Fourier Transforms
13	Math Tutorial on Spatial Fourier Transforms	Problem Set 3 Due (optional), Problem Set 4 Posted
14	Fraunhofer Diffraction	Problem Set 5 Posted
15	Diffraction Gratings	Problem Set 4 Due
16	Fresnel Diffraction and Examples	Problem Set 6 Posted
17	Examples of Coherent Spatial Filtering	Problem Set 5 Due
18	Optical Imaging Systems with Spatially Incoherent Engineering Illumination, Resolution in Optical Systems, Pupil
19	Field Trip to Center for Astrophysics	Problem Set 6 Due
20	Fresnel Diffraction, Depth of Field and Depth of Focus, Holography	Quiz 2 (Take Home) Posted
21	Gaussian Beams, Principles of Lasers
22	Vector Properties of Electromagnetic Fields: Polarization, Waveplates; Birefringence	Quiz 2 (Take Home) Due
23	Project Presentations
24	Project Presentations (cont.)
25	Review of Scalar and Vector Wave Optics, Outlook