Foundations of Modern Optics
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Syllabus
Foundations of Modern Optics provides an overview of the field of Optics with a focus on imaging and Geometrical Optics.
- Introduction
- Basic principles
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- Electromagnetic waves
- Polarization
- Interference
- Wave Propagation
- Diffraction
- Paraxial approximation
- Imaging
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- Eikonal equation
- Geometrical optics
- Simple optical systems
- The matrix method
- Optical Abberations
- Gaussian beams
- Detection of radiation
- Sources of radiation
Learning Outcomes
- To get acquainted with the basic principles of Wave and Optics.
- To know the basic principles of Electromagnetism as well as their application in Optics and in the Geometric Optics approximation
- To know the description of the polarization the transverse waves
- To become familiar with the phenomenon of optical anisotropy.
- To know the basic principles that govern the wave propagation as well as the phenomena of interference and diffraction.
- To know the basic operation principles of optical systems.
- To solve problems related to light propagation through complex optical systems.
- To solve problems related to light propagation through polarized optical systems
Recommended Bibliography
- Optics, Eugene Hecht (any edition from 2nd and up)
- Introduction to Optics,by Frank L. Pedrotti
- Introduction to Modern Optics, by Grant R. Fowles (Dover Books on Physics) 2nd ed. Edition,
Student Performance Evaluation
The final grade will be a result of the following:
30% Weekly assignments (homework)
40% Tests (sort 10 min exams in a weekly basis)
30% Final Written Exam
Weekly assignments (30%): Starting from ~week 3 a small set of exercises (will attached examples) are assigned per student in a weekly basis. Assignment will take place though the e-class platform.
Tests (40%): Starting from week 4 and during the lecture (i.e. from 16:05-16:15), each student will answer a short exercise on the subject area that an assignment was delivered at the previous week.
Final written exam (30%): written exam (2 hour ) in the end of the semester