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Instructor: Prof. Mansoor Sheik-Bahae Office: Physics & Astronomy Rm. 1109 (North Wing) Phone: 277-2080, Fax: 277-1520 e-mail:
msb@unm.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2-3 pm. or by apponment. TA Office Hours: Mondays 4-5 pm (Room 146) Midterm Exam : Wed. Oct. 24 (closed book) |
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Class meeting times: Mondays, Wednesdays 17:30- 18:45 ; Physics and Astronomy, Room 5 |
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (April 30, 1996) ISBN-10: 0471634107 ISBN-13: 978-0471634102 |
Textbook: Optics
(2nd edition) by
Klein & Furtak |
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Pre-requisites: (Check UNM Catalog for more details). |
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Teaching Assistant: Zhanliang (Jim) Sun jimsun@unm.edu Room 146, Tel: 277-1868 |
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Assignments: Homework problem sets will be assigned on a regular basis throughout the semester.. |
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Tests: There will be one midterm exam and a final exam.
Check the UNM's Office of Registrar for possible changes in the Final exam schedule.
Last day to drop the courses without a grade is TBA. For other deadlines see: Fall 07 Dealine Dates |
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Tentative
Grading
(subject to change): The final grade is weighted as follows:
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Tentative Syllabus 1- Introduction -electromagnetic theory, Maxwell’s equations -modern developments (relativistic optics, quantum optics) 2- Optics of Planar Interfaces -Maxwell’s equations in matter -reflection and transmission (Fresnel’s Laws) -prism optics -dielectric waveguides 3-
Geometrical Optics -ray tracing -imaging (spherical and aspherical surfaces, thin lenses, mirrors,..) -paraxial optics -matrix method -thick lenses -examples of optical systems (human eye, telescopes, microscopes, ...) -aberration 5- Interference -two-beam and multi-beam interference -interferometers, applications 6- Polarization -states of polarization -polarizers, waveplates -matrix techniques -crystal optics, tensor properties 7- Diffraction
(introductory) |
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