| Jan |
7 |
W |
|
Introduction/1D Waves |
| |
9 |
F |
|
1D Wave Equation |
| |
12 |
M |
1 |
Maxwell's Equations |
| |
14 |
W |
1 |
Maxwell-Ampere Law, Polarization |
|
16 |
F |
1 |
Wave Equation |
|
|
19 |
M |
|
Holiday |
| |
21 |
W |
2 |
Plane Waves |
| |
23 |
F |
2 |
Index of Refraction/Dielectrics |
| |
26 |
M |
2 |
Poynting's Theorem |
| |
28 |
W |
2/3 |
Irradiance/Reflection-Refraction |
| Feb |
30 |
F |
3 |
Boundary Conditions/Fresnel Equations |
| |
2 |
M |
3 |
Reflectivity, Transmittivity |
| |
4 |
W |
3,9 |
Brewster's Angle/Total Internal Reflection/Plane
Mirrors |
| |
6 |
F |
9 |
Spherical Mirrors (Ray
Diagrams, Mirror Equation) |
| |
9 |
M |
9 |
Refraction on
Curved Surfaces/Thick and Thin Lenses |
| |
11 |
W |
9 |
Matrix Formulation for
Reflection and Refraction |
|
13 |
F |
9 |
Complex Optical Systems |
| |
16 |
M |
9 |
Misc (Eikonal Equation, Fermat's Principle,
Review) |
|
|
18 |
W |
|
Exam I |
| |
20 |
F |
4 |
Polarization/Jones Vectors |
| |
23 |
M |
4 |
Jones Matrices/Polarizers |
| |
25 |
W |
4 |
Wave Plates and Other Effects |
|
|
27 |
F |
4 |
Intensity/Malus' Law |
| Mar |
2 |
M |
5 |
Propagation in Crystals |
| |
4 |
W |
5 |
Fresnel's Equations |
| |
6 |
F |
5 |
Uniaxial Crystals |
| |
|
|
|
Break
Mar 7-15 |
| |
16 |
M |
5 |
Polarization and Crystals/Birefringence |
| |
18 |
W |
6 |
Multiple Parallel Interfaces |
| |
20 |
F |
6 |
Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| |
23 |
M |
7 |
Superposition of Quasi-parallel Waves |
| |
25 |
W |
7 |
Group and Phase Velocity/Fourier Series |
|
27 |
F |
7 |
Fourier Transform |
| |
30 |
M |
7 |
Frequency Spectrum |
| Apr |
1 |
W |
7 |
Quadratic Dispersion |
| |
3 |
F |
7 |
Thin Film Interference |
| |
6 |
M |
8 |
Coherence? |
|
|
8 |
W |
|
Exam II |
| |
9 |
R |
|
Break |
| |
10 |
F |
|
Break |
|
13 |
M |
8 |
Coherence |
|
15 |
W |
8 |
Fourier Spectroscopy |
|
17 |
F |
8 |
Young's Two-Slit
Experiment |
|
20 |
M |
10 |
Huygen's
Principle/Scalar Diffraction |
|
22 |
W |
10 |
Fresnel/Fraunhofer
Approximation |
| |
24 |
F |
10 |
Cylindrical Diffraction |
| |
27 |
M |
|
Epilogue |
|
May |
4 |
M |
|
Final Exam, 11:30 |