Modern Optics

Course Description: A study of geometrical and physical optics.

Prerequisites: Two Semesters of Introductory Physics with Calculus, Modern Physics, and Calculus III.

Video Lectures

Video Lectures are on YouTube: doctorphys

Select the Playlist “Modern Optics (2020)”

 

Lecture Notes

A. Principle of Least Time

B. Snell’s Law and Mirages

C. Rainbows

D. Mirrors

E. Lenses and the Lensmaker’s Formula

F. Thick Lenses

G. Camera f/#

H. Camera Lenses

I. Eyeglasses

J. Microscopes, Telescopes, and Eclipses

K. Aberrations, Dispersion

L. Waves, Phasors, and Packets

M. E&M Waves and Light Speed

 

N. Interfaces and Fresnel Equations

O. Polarization and Birefringence

P. Rayleight Scattering

Q. The Laplacian

R. Fourier Optics

S. Fraunhofer Diffraction I

T. Fraunhofer Diffraction II

U. Fresnel Diffraction I

V. Fresnel Diffraction II

W. Fresnel Diffraction III

X. Multiple Reflections and Lasers

Y. Bohr Model and Photons