4420 Physical Fall 2017 Lecture Section 001, Physics Room 311, MWF 11:00–11:50 a.m. Recitation Sections 201, Physics Room 311, W 1–1:50 p.m.

Professor: Bibhudutta Rout Rout’s Office: Physics Bldg., Room 007 Telephone: (940) 369-8127 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: M 9:30a.m.–10:30 a.m., and by appointment

Prerequisite: PHYS 2220

Text: Principles of Physical Optics, by C.A. Bennett, Wiley 2008, ISBN 10 0-470-12212-9. A useful reference is Optics, 4th Edition, by Eugene Hecht, Pearson 2002, ISBN 0-8053-8566-5.

Exams: There will be two in-class exams during the semester, and a comprehensive final exam. Exam questions will be based on material covered in the lecture, contained in the text, and in the homework assignments. There will be no makeup exams.

Homework: Homework sets will be assigned and collected each week. You may collaborate on the homework, but the solutions you hand in must represent your own intellectual effort. You must present complete explanations to receive full credit.

Participation: Part of your grade will be based on your participation in recitation, in which problem solutions will be discussed and students will be expected to contribute. You will also be required to give a 10 minute talk in recitation on an approved topic of interest to you related to optics and not covered in class.

Grade: The grading in the course will be based on the total points earned from exams and homework as follows:

Exams 20 points for each of the two in-class exams 30 points for the final Homework 20 points Participation/Attendance 10 points

Total 100 points

Note: This document is for informational purposes only and is subject to change upon notification. Fall 2017 Physics 4420 Tentative Lecture Schedule

Week Date Day Chapter, Lecture Topic

1 Aug. 29 M Introduction, brief history of optics Ch. 1: Physics of

2 Sept. 06 W Ch. 2: Electromagnetic Waves and Photons, review of Maxwell’s equations

3 Sept. 11 M Ch. 2: Plane electromagnetic waves, Poynting vector, photons Ch. 3: Reflection and refraction, Fresnel equations

4 Sept. 18 M Ch. 3: Fresnel equations, cont’d. Ch. 3: Reflectivity and transmissivity, dispersion Ch. 3: Dispersion in conductors,

5 Sept. 25 M Ch. 3: Image formation by reflection, refraction

6 Oct. 02 M Ch. 3: Image formation by thin lenses, combinations of lenses Oct. 04 W Exam 1 – Chapters 1-3

7 Oct. 09 M Ch. 4: Principal points Ch. 4: Aberrations

8 Oct. 16 M Ch. 4: Optical systems Ch. 4: Optical systems, cont’d.

9 Oct. 23 M Ch. 4: Radiometry Ch. 5: Spatial interference

10 Oct. 30 M Ch. 5: Temporal interference, Fourier analysis Ch. 5: packets, group velocity

11 Nov. 06 M Ch. 5: Interferometry Ch. 5: Interference in multilayer films, coherence

12 Nov. 13 M Ch. 6: , Fresnel-Kirchhoff Nov. 15 W Exam 2 – Chapters 4-5

13 Nov. 20 M Ch. 6: Fraunhofer diffraction, Fresnel diffraction F No class, Nov. 24 – Thanksgiving break

14 Nov. 27 M Ch. 7: Lasers Ch. 7: Gaussian optics

15 Dec. 04 M Ch. 8: Optical Imaging, Ch 9: Dec. 08 F No Class FINAL EXAM—Comprehensive—Monday, Dec. 11, 10:30 a.m-12:30 p.m.

Note: This document is for informational purposes only and is subject to change upon notification. Addendum to Course Syllabus

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