7911 (v.7) Applied Optics 302
| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
8127 (v.6)
Advanced Calculus 201
or any previous version
AND 8142 (v.4) Physics 201 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Connections between optics and electromagnetism. Optical properties of materials. Normal and anomalous dispersion. Fresnel's equations. Boundary conditions. Total internal reflection, evanescent wave. Wavefront and amplitude splitting interferometry. Michelson and Fabry-Perot instrumentation. Applications. Diffraction and aperture optics, Fourier transforms, Fourier optics and Fourier spectroscopy. Coherence, fringe visibility, stimulated emission, population inversion, optical pumping, cavity oscillators, intracavity elements, Q-switching, and laser systems: solid state, dye, diode, diode pumped, gas and excimer. Jones vector and matrices, Stokes vectors, Mueller matrices and polarising systems. Optical modulators, Kerr and Pockels cells, Faraday rotation and Kerr cell. Additional topics: fibre optics, optical sources and detectors and holography. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 010301 Physics |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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