PHYC/ECE 463 Advanced Optics I
Office: Physics & Astronomy Rm. 1109 (North Wing)
Phone: 277-2080, Fax: 277-1520
e-mail:msb@unm.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2-3 pm. or by appointment.
TA Office Hours: Mondays 4-5 pm (Room 146)
Midterm Exam: Wed. Oct. 24 (closed book)
Class meeting times: Mondays, Wednesdays 17:30- 18:45 ; Physics and Astronomy, Room 5
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (April 30, 1996) ISBN-10: 0471634107 ISBN-13: 978-0471634102
Textbook: Optics (2nd edition) by Klein & Furtak
Pre-requisites: (CheckUNM Catalogfor more details).
Teaching Assistant: Zhanliang (Jim) Sunjimsun@unm.eduRoom 146, Tel: 277-1868
Assignments: Homework problem sets will be assigned on a regular basis throughout the semester..
Tests: There will be one midterm exam and a final exam.
Check the UNM'sOffice of Registrarfor possible changes in the Final exam schedule
Last day to drop the courses without a grade is TBA.
For other deadlines see:Fall 07 Deadline Dates
Tentative Grading (subject to change):
The final grade is weighted as follows:
- Midterm Exam: 35%
- Final Exam: 35%
- Homework: 30%
1- Introduction
- electromagnetic theory, Maxwell's equations
- modern developments (relativistic optics, quantum optics)
2- Optics of Planar Interfaces
- Maxwell's equations in matter
- reflection and transmission (Fresnel's Laws)
- prism optics
- dielectric waveguides
3- Geometrical Optics
- ray tracing
- imaging (spherical and spherical surfaces, thin lenses, mirrors,..)
- paraxial optics
- matrix method
- thick lenses
- examples of optical systems (human eye, telescopes, microscopes, ...)
- aberration
5- Interference
- two-beam and multi-beam interference
- interferometers, applications
6- Polarization
- states of polarization
- polarizers, waveplates
- matrix techniques
- crystal optics, tensor properties
7- Diffraction (introductory)
Homework
- Pick up your graded homework (one-week after the due date) from its marked folder placed in the front office.
- The solution will be posted online and a copy will be also placed in a folder in the front office.
Assignments
| # | Due Date | Source | Solution | Reading Assignments |
| 1 | Wed. Aug. 29 |
| All Chapter 1, 2.1, 2.2 | |
| 2 | Wed. Sept. 5 |  | 2.3, 2.4 | |
| 3 | Wed. Sept. 12 |
| 2.3,2.4 | |
| 4 | Wed. Sept. 19 |
| 3.1-3.5 | |
| 5 | Wed. Sept. 26 |
| 3.1-3.5 | |
| 6 | Wed. Oct. 3 |
| 4.1 | |
| 7 | Wed. Oct. 10 |
| 4.2, 4.3 | |
| 8 | Wed. Oct. 17 |
| 5.1-5.2 | |
| Exam-I CribSheet | ||||
| 9 | Wed. Nov. 7 |
| 5.3-5.5 | |
| 10 | Wed. Nov. 14 | | All Chapter 5 | |
| 11 | Wed. Nov. 28 | | Waveguides | |
| Final Exam-I CribSheet | Final Exam-I CribSheet |
TA Office Hours: Mondays 4-5 pm (Room 146)
Midterm Exam: Wed. Oct. 24 (closed book)
Final Exam: Wed. Dec. 12, 5:30-7:30 (closed book)
