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Modern Optics Project Laboratory

Undergraduate · Historical course

Fall 2005

Topics

  • Reflection, Refraction, Snell’s Law, Critical Angle, Brewster’s Angle, Reflection and Transmission Coefficients
  • Begin Lab 3 Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction from Various Apertures and Objects
  • Longitudinal and Transverse Electro-optic Modulators
  • Types of Dispersion, Bit Rate, Optical Fibers
  • Begin Lab 7
  • Begin Projects
  • Laboratory Project Presentations

Readings

  • Goodman, Joseph W. Introduction to Fourier Optics . 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Roberts and Co., 2005. ISBN: 0974707724.
    Listed reading
  • Yariv, Amnon. Optical Electronics in Modern Communications . 5th ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0195106261.
    Listed reading
  • Saleh, B., and M. Teich. Fundamentals of Photonics . New York, NY: Wiley, 1991. ISBN: 0471839655.
    Listed reading
  • Hecht, E. Optics . 4th ed. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 2002. ISBN: 0805385665.
    Listed reading
  • Born, M., and E. Wolf. Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light _._ 5th ed. New York, NY: Pergamon Press, 1975. ISBN: 0080180183
    Listed reading
  • ———. Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light _._ 6th ed. New York, NY: Pergamon Press, 1980. ISBN: 0080264816.
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  • ———. Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light _._ 7th ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN: 0521639212.
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  • Jenkins, F. A., and H. E. White. Fundamentals of Optics . 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1976. ISBN: 0070323305.
    Listed reading
Spring 2003 · Optical Signals, Devices, and Systems

Topics

  • Basics - Review of properties of E&M waves, amplitude, intensity, phase, polarization.
  • Reflection, refraction, Snell’s law, critical angle, Brewster’s angle, reflection and transmission coeffs.
  • Geometric optics, ray-matrix methods, microscopes, telescopes, lens waveguide.
  • Temporal and spatial coherence, two-beam and multiple-beam interference, interferometers.
  • Scalar diffraction theory, free-space propagation, spatial frequency, Fraunhofer approximation, diffraction-based light modulators.
  • Holography - Transmission and reflection holography, recording media, phase-conjugate waves.
  • Image separation conditions, effects of recording medium resolution. Computer-generated holograms, real-time holography.
  • Materials - Interaction of light with matter (classical electron oscillator model), absorption, emission, gain, plasmas.
  • Modulators and Displays - Birefringence, index ellipsoid, Pockels and Kerr effect, electro-optic tensor.
  • Longitudinal and transverse modulators, photorefractive effect, real-time holography.
  • Acousto-optic light modulation. Liquid crystal, plasma, electroluminescent, digital-mirror, and membrane-mirror displays.
  • Sources - Laser principles, spontaneous and stimulated emission, rate eqns, output power.
  • Optical amplifiers, resonators, specific lasers, LEDs. Organic LEDs and Lasers.
  • Transmission Systems - Parallel-plate optical waveguide, modes (ray and wave-optics methods).
  • Optical fibers, dispersion, bit rate, WDM, add-drop filters, switches, fiber-optic telecom systems.
  • Photodetectors - Thermal and quantum detectors and their characteristics, responsivity, NEP, D*, noise, specific detectors (bolometer, PMT, photodiode, avalanche PD, etc).
  • Metrology - Distance, surface profile, velocity, and 3-D measurements, speckle- and interferometer-based systems.
  • Microscopy and coherence tomography systems, LIDAR and LADAR, fiber-optic sensors.
  • Optical Processors - Fourier optics, two-lens processor, Vander Lugt filter, matched filters, JTC, polychromatic processors.
  • A-O processors, space and time-integrating correlators, radar applications.
  • Adaptive Optical Systems – Wavefront measurement systems, sharpness function, Unconventional AO, wavefront correctors, stellar imaging and star-wars applications.
  • Opto-electronic processors, incoherent image processing systems.
  • Storage Technologies - Sequential, page-oriented, ROM, erasable and assoc. memory systems; capacity, access time, readout rate, noise, optical Disk, 3-D memories; photorefractive systems, two-photon systems, spectral hole-burning systems.
  • In-class research project presentations

Readings

  • Goodman, J. W. Fourier Optics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996. ISBN: 0070242542.
    Listed reading
  • Yariv, A. Optical Electronics in Modern Communications . 5th ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0195106261.
    Listed reading
  • Saleh, B., and M. Teich. Fundamentals of Photonics . New York, NY: Wiley, 1991. ISBN: 0471839655.
    Listed reading
  • Hecht, E. Optics . 4th ed. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 2001. ISBN: 0805385665.
    Listed reading
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America .
    Listed reading
  • Applied Optics .
    Listed reading
  • Optics Letters .
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  • Applied Physics Letters .
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  • Optics Communications .
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  • Optical Engineering .
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  • Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) .
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