Optics (U01358)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : PHY-3-Optics

This course gives a broad introduction to optics and it applications. It covers geometric optics and its application to basic optical system, polarsiation of light and its properties, twin and multiple beam interference,
its appliactions in interferometers and thin films and simplifed diffrations and its implication in spectroscopy and imaging.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Physics 2B: Waves, Quantum Physics and Materials (PHY-2-B); Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-FoMP) or Principles of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-PoMP).

? Prohibited combinations : U03232 Physics 3

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Undergraduate (School of Physics), (School of Physics, Schedule Q)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	KB
Lecture	Friday	10:00	10:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : Workshop/tutorial sessions, as arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course a student should be able to demonstrate understanding of and be able to solve problems on:
1)paraxial geometric optics using Gaussian lens formula and matrix ray methods
2)material dispersion in singlet and achromatic double, Cauchy's Formula and concept behind Sellmeier's Relation
3)basic optical systems, including the human eye, magnifier, telescope, microscope, concepts of optical aberrations and their control
4)linear polarised light, Fresnel's relations and Brewster's angle at an interface, circular and elliptical polarised light, concept of crystal birefringent and activity,
5)optical interference in amplitude and wavefront division schemes, basic interferometers and their uses, Newton's rings, thin films for anti-reflection and high reflectivity applications
6)far-field diffraction, Fourier formulation and relation to imaging system , Rayleigh resolution criteria, concept of Fresnel diffraction