PHYS 2311
Introduction to Optics
Fall 2013
Topics
- 4: These give a brief history, talk about wave motion
- these a very brief survey.Sections 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 cover reflection
- refraction and Fermat’s Principle. These topics form the basis of geometrical
- optics
- prisms and fiber optics, optical systems
- Covers thick lenses, ray tracing, aberrations and GRIN systems
- Section 7.1, deals with the addition of waves of the same frequency
- Section 8.1 and 8.2 give a short description of polarized light
- Covers interference phenomena-slits, interferometers and thin films
- Covers diffraction-Fraunhofer and Fresnel
- Modern optics (If time permits)
Readings
- Optics, 4th Edition, Eugene Hecht
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- syllabus ↗Fall 2013
- Course source ↗