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Credit points: 12.0
Coordinator: Prof. K Nugent
Prerequisite: Physics 640-227 or 640-247; Mathematics 618-231 and 232
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 13 x 1-hour tutorials
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
By the end of this course the student should:
- comprehend the production and interpretation of diffraction patterns and the physical bases of devices used in modern electro-optics;
- be able to apply this knowledge to the elementary design of modern optical systems and the interpretation of experimental diffraction data;
- appreciate the new realms of physics and technology being opened up by modern optical techniques.
Content:
Physical optics formalism for diffraction and imaging. Fourier transforms and convolution integrals to describe Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Abbe imaging theory and lens action. Coherence and holographic principles. Light scattering and polarisation, lasers, electro-optics, Fibre optics.
Assessment:
A 2 1/2-hour end-of-semester written examination
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 229)
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