This is a core course for the optics program. The course covers the application of Maxwell's equations to optical waves and media. Topics include polarization, dispersion, goemetrical optics, interference, partial coherence, and diffraction.

Goal: To learn the fundamentals of optics that are necessary to understand the present day optoelectronic systems.

Prerequisites:

Electromagnetic waves and transmission (ECEN 3410) or equivalent

Topics:

1. Electromagnetic theory of light
2. Interference and Diffraction
3. Coherence
4. Interaction of light with matter
5. Optics of anisotropic media
6. Optics of periodic media

Principles of Optics, M. Born and E. Wolf, Cambridge University Press, 7^th (expanded) edition, 1999.

Physical Optics, S. A. Akhmanov and S. Y. Nikitin, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1997.

Optical waves in Crystals, A. Yariv and P. Yeh, Wiley, New York, 1984.

Optical Physics, S.G. Lipson, H. Lipson, D.S. Tannhauser, Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Physical Optics, Mickelson, Van Nostrand Reinold, 1992.

Statistical Optics, J. W. Goodman, Wiley, New York, 1985.

Fundamentals of Photonics, B.E.A. Saleh and M.C. Teich, Wiley, New York, 1991

Classical Electrodynamics, J. D. Jackson, Wiley, New York, 1975.

Articles from contemporary journals.

Grading: Homework 25%, Project 25%, Midterm 25%, Final 25%

Prof. Rafael Piestun

Tel: (303) 735 0894

e-mail: piestun@colorado.edu

Office hours: Tu & Th 2:00-3:00 PM

Office: OCS 246

Polarization PDF (91 KB)

Quiz #1 PDF (74 KB)

Quiz #2 PDF (27 KB)

Homework #2 PDF (90 KB)

Homework #3 PDF (97 KB)

Homework #4 PDF (87 KB)

Homework #5 PDF (80 KB)

Homework #6 PDF (87 KB)

Homework #7 PDF (97 KB)

FINAL PDF