Physics%20481/581%20Physical%20Optics

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Physics 481/581Physical Optics

• Instructor Oksana Ostroverkhova
• Weniger 413
• oksana_at_science.oregonstate.edu
• Class TA Matt Cibula
• cibulam_at_onid.orst.edu
• Class hours MWF 10-11, Weniger 304
• Office hours TF 1-2
• Labs R 9-1150 AM or 1-350 PM, Weniger 426

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Textbook
Main textbook Eugene Hecht, Optics, 4th Ed.
Other texts M. Born, E. Wolf, Principles of
Optics (much more rigorous) G. Fowler,
Introduction to Modern Optics E. Steward,
Fourier optics an introduction
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Homework

• Homework is given at every class and is due at
  the beginning of the next class, unless stated
  otherwise
• No late homework is accepted, as the solutions
  are given at the class
• Work with others is encouraged, but write it up
  yourself
• Write enough of text, so that I see that you
  understand what you are doing
• Homework will be timely graded and returned
• Homework will contribute 20 to the overall grade

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Labs

• Hands-on experience is very important
• There will be 9 labs (starting from the next week
  and up to the last week of classes)
• Lab reports are due at the next lab session (i.e.
  you have 1 week to complete the report)
• Lab reports will be graded by the TA and returned
  in a timely fashion
• Material learned during labs can also appear at
  the midterm and final exam
• Labs will contribute 20 to the overall grade

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Worksheets

• Worksheets will be given at each (or almost each)
  class
• These will have one or two questions on the
  material either covered in class or based on
  reading assignment
• Worksheets will be graded and returned in timely
  fashion
• Worksheets will contribute 10 to the overall
  grade

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Grading summary

• Homework 20
• Labs 20
• Worksheets 10
• Midterm (tentatively Feb 15) 20
• Final (Tue, March 20, 930-1130 AM) 30

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Course syllabus

• Electromagnetic waves (Chapters 1-3)
  week 1
• Interference (Chapters 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.4.2)
  week 2-3
• Diffraction (Chapter 10)
  week 3-5
• Light propagation in the medium (Chapters
  4.1-4.8) week 6
• Interference effects in media (Chapters 9.4-9.8)
  week 7
• Polarization. Birefringence. (Chapter
  8.1-8.10,7.2) week 8
• Intro to Fourier Optics (Chapter 11.1-11.2)
  week 9
• Intro to modern optics (Chapter 13)
  week 10

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Math to review

• Harmonic functions
• Complex numbers, representations of trigonometric
  functions
• Vector calculus
• Special functions (Bessels)
• Fourier transforms
• Basic linear algebra