Optics

Lecture Notes

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SES #	LECTURE TOPICS AND NOTES
2	Geometrical Optics (PDF)
4	Matrix Methods in Paraxial Optics (PDF - 1.2MB)
7	Review of Geometrical Optics (PDF - 1.3MB)
9	EM Wave Equations (PDF - 1.0MB)
10	Eikonal Equations, Gradient Index Lenses, Hamiltonian Optics (PDF)
11	Superposition of Waves, Interference, Optical Interferometry (PDF - 1.2MB)
13	Math Tutorial on Spatial Fourier Transforms (PDF - 1.4MB)
14	Fraunhofer Diffraction (PDF - 1.1MB)
16	Fresnel Diffraction and Examples (PDF - 1.3MB)
20	Fresnel Diffraction, Depth of Field and Depth of Focus, Holography (PDF - 1.1MB)
22	Vector Properties of Electromagnetic Fields: Polarization, Waveplates; Birefringence (PDF - 1.2MB)
25	Review of Scalar and Vector Wave Optics, Outlook (PDF - 1.4MB)