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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Physics

640-351 Modern Optics

Credit Points:

12.0

Coordinator:

Professor K Nugent

Prerequisite/s:

Physics 640-227 or 640-247; Mathematics 618-231 and 618-232.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 lectures (two a week) and 13 x 1-hour tutorials

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 plus test and/or assignments, set during the semester, which may account for up to 20% of the final mark.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Lipson S G and Lipson H, Optical Physics, 2nd ed. 1981 Cambridge UP.
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