2FY811 (Optics)

Kursplanen Course syllabus
This course will be given in English and Swedish on the Växjö campus, and as a distance learning course (url for the netcasts).

Introduktionsmöte and registration

Textbook for the course: "Optics" by Eugene Hecht

Kursansvarig: Pieter Kuiper
In case of questions: e-mail pieter.kuiper@vxu.se , tel. 0470-708108.

Lectures:

• Sept 1: Ch. 4.1-5 Propagation, scattering, refraction; baseline exam, Assignment 1 (hint)
• Sept 8: Ch. 4.6-8 Fresnel equations, metals; problems 4.5, 15, 19, 29, 32, 37, 50, 67, 77.
• Sept 15: Ch. 5.1-5 Lenses, prisms; problems 5.6, 12, 18, 24, 37, 39, 48.
• Sept 22: Ch. 5.6-8 Fiberoptics, systems, wavefront shaping.
• Sept 29: Ch. 8 Polarization; handout of polarizers and retarders for home lab; problem 8.7, 8, 16, 29, 32, 42, 50.
• Oct: 13:15 - Looking through prolarizers at scattering from the sky and at reflections; cordierite; effect of retarder plates.
• Oct: Ch. 7 Superposition; probl 7.3, 7, 14, 16, 20;
  Ch.9 Interference; probl 9.3, 8, 14, 27, 32, 34, 36.
• Oct: Ch. 10 Diffraction, probl 10.3, 8, 13, 25, 30, 36, 40.

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