phy633 - Optics (Complete module description)

Attendance: 56 hrs, Self study: 124 hrs

Electrodynamics

The students acquire broad theoretical and experimental knowledge of optics together with the necessary physical background. In the laboratory they acquire practical skills during application of their knowledge from lecture. The module prepares the students to work in the field of optical science and engineering in general, and yields the base for all further specialisations within the field of optics and laser
technology.

Fundamental and advanced concepts of optics. Topics include: reflection and refraction, optical properties of matter, polarisation, dielectric function and complex index of refraction, evanescent waves, dispersion and absorption of light, Seidel's abberations, Sellmeier's equations, optical systems, wave optics, Fourier analysis, wave packets, chirp, interference, interferometry, spatial and temporal coherence, diffraction (Huygens, Fraunhofer, Fresnel), focussing and optical resolution, brilliance, Fourier optics, optics at short wavelengths (extreme UV and X-rays)

Born and Wolf: Principles of Optics (Cambridg Press);
E. Hecht: Optics (Addison-Wesley);
Pedrotti and Pedrotti: Introduction to Optics (Prentice- Hall);
Saleh and Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics (Wiley);
all those books are also available in German

max 180 min written exam or 30 min oral exam or Lab work with report

max. 2hr written examination or max 1h oral examination or experimental work and laboratory reports or presentation or homework