Table of Contents
Study Materials
Readings
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H = Hecht, Eugene. Optics. 4th ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, August 2, 2001. ISBN: 9780805385663. G = Goodman, Joseph W. Introduction to Fourier Optics. 2nd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1996. ISBN: 9780070242548.
| LEC # | TOPICS | REQUIRED READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction; Photons, EM Spectrum Reflection and Refraction | H 1, H 3.3.3, 3.6 H 4.3-5, 5.4.1 |
| 2 | Total Internal Reflection, Waveguiding Prisms, Paraboloidal Reflectors | H 4.7, 5.6 H 5.5, 4.5.4.2 |
| 3 | Introduction to Lenses | H 5.2, 6.2 |
| 4 | Geometrical Optics - Lenses | H 6.1 |
| 5 | Apertures and Stops The Human Eye Reflective Optics, Scheimpflug Condition | H 5.3 H 5.7.1-2 H 5.4.3 |
| 6 | Optical Systems | H 5.7.3-7 |
| 7 | Geometrical Optics Overview | None |
| 8 | Quiz 1 | |
| 9 | Aberrations, Optical Design Electromagnetic Waves, Maxwell's Equations | H 6.3-5 H 2.1-6, 3.1-2 |
| 10 | Properties of Electromagnetic Waves Polarization, Two-beam Interference | H 2.7-9, 3.3 H 8.1-3, 9.1, 9.3-4 |
| 11 | Fabry-Perot Interferometer | H 9.6 |
| 12 | Lasers; Coherence Spatial Fourier Transforms | H 13.1.3, 9.2 H 11.2, G 2.1 |
| 13 | The Spatial Frequency Domain | G 2.3 |
| 14 | Frensel and Fraunhofer Diffraction | G 4.2-4 |
| 15 | Wave Description of Lenses Fourier-transforming Property of Lenses | G 5.1 G 5.2 |
| 16 | Coherent Imaging Using Lenses | G 5.3, 6.2 |
| 17 | Review of Coherent Imaging and Spatial Filtering | None |
| 18 | Incoherent Imaging Resolution of Imaging Systems | G 6.1-3, 6.5 |
| 19 | Aberration Effects on Resolution Resolution Beyond the Diffraction Limit | G 6.4 G 6.6 |
| 20 | Fourier Optics Overview | None |
| 21 | Quiz 2 | |
| 22 | Wavefront Modulation | G 7.1-3 |
| 23 | Introduction to Holography | G 9.1-6 |
| 24 | Volume Holography, Applications 2.710 Project Presentations | G 9.7, 9.12 |
| 25 | Image Restoration | G 8.8 |
| 26 | Modern Optics: 3D Imaging, Nano-photonics | None |
| General Review |