Modern Optics
近代光學

97
學年度(02/25/2009-06/24/2009)
06-16-2009 updated
Chia-Liang Cheng 鄭嘉良                                      
Professor, Department of Physics, 
National Dong Hwa University  
1, Sec 2, Da-Hsueh Rd., Shou-Feng, Hualien, 974 Taiwan  
SCI. 
B112 (O)B417(Lab)
+886-3-8633696(O), +886-3-8633698 (Lab) 
+886-3-8633690 (Fax)
E-mail: clcheng@mail.ndhu.edu.tw

Class hours: Wed 09:10-12:00 am
Classroom: A310 Sci
Office Hours: Mondays, 10-12 am,
SCI B112

TAs: 蘇芳儀 B417, 03-8633698
           



Textbook: 1. (H) Optics, 4th ed. Eugene Hecht, Addison Wesley and
  2. (F) Introduction to Modern Optics, Fowles
Reference: 1. (Y) Quantum Electronic, Amnon Yariv
2. (BW) Principle of Optics, Born and Wolf
  3 (S) Optics, Principle and Applications, K.K. Sharma, Academic Press2006
Exams: Mid term: one
4/29/2009
Final: One
6/24/2009
Quizzes Quiz will be given in class one week after finishing each chapter on problems assigned for homework.  Each quiz will have one or two problems, 10 points each.
All the exam problems will be given in English. All the quizzes will be ONLY from the homework problems assigned but may with some variations.
Homework: Homework will be assigned (weekly or biweekly) and posted in the internet. It must be handed in during the class at the due day and will be graded. The solutions will be posted in the internet in this page for your reference. 
Grading: Midterm: 25%
Final: 30%
Quizzes and Home works: 30%
Class Interaction: 15% (+1% each positive feedback in class)
 

About this course:
        This is a one-semester course, designed to cover the basic and advanced contents on Optics. It is intended to include both Classical Optics and Modern Optics, since there is no Classical Optics offered in the department currently. The main text book is Optics by Hecht, but the lecture will not limited to the content of Hecht, nor will it follows the sequences of the text book. Due to the enormous amount of the material in the textbook, we will make choices and skip some parts that are not critical to the subject or future applications.  However, we will try to cover all the materials if possible to provide you with a broader view toward the subject of Optics.
         This course assumes you have taken and passed General Physics and Electricity & Magnetism, so similar concepts/theories will not be repeated in the class
         This course will demand heavily on your pre-class reading according to our scheduled contents. It is strongly recommended that you read the text material before you come to the class, therefore, the class notes will not be very detail, and you will be asked to answer some of the questions. Since this semester we intend to cover both classical and modern optics, we may not go as far as planned in the class syllabus, it all depend on the class reaction.
        Our course will cover both classical and modern optics. The subjects will include:
Classical Optics
  1. Wave
      A. Complex representation of real oscillatory functions (H21-23)
      B. The wave equations (phase velocity, types of solutions, dispersion, the superposition principle)
           (H10-20, 24-27)
  2. Electromagnetic description of light and its propagation (H37-82)
      A. A wave equation from Maxwell's equation (H41-47)
      B. Electromagnetic properties of plane wave solution (H24-27)
      C. Electromagnetic radiation propagation in dielectric media
      D. Derivation of Fresnel equations; Brewster's angle
      E. Total internal reflection, phase shift, tunneling of light waves
      F. Optics of Metals
      G. Stoke's treatment of reflection and refraction
      H. Geometrical optics as a limiting form of the wave theory (BW 109-130)
      I. Propagation of light in inhomogeneous media (BW 51-66)
  3. Polarization of light
      A. General discussion of polarization
      B. Mathematical description
      C. Stoke's matrices and unpolarized light
  4. Interference of light
      A. Two beam interference
      B. Coherence (temporal and spatial)
      C. Two-slit interference
      D. Michelson interferometer
      E. Fabry-Perot interferometer
      F. Diffraction grating
      G. Interference filters
      H. Reflective coatings
  5. Diffraction
      A. Derivation of Huygen's principle from electromagnetic theory
      B. Fresnel diffractioon
      C. Fraunhofer diffraction, single slit and circle
  6. Scattering from small particles
 Modern Optics:
  7. Fourier optics
  8. Optical processing
  9. Gaussian beams
10. Optical resonators and optical modes
11. Optical filters
12. Light propagation in crystal
13. Electro-optic effects and devices
14. Non-linear optics
      A. harmonic generation
      B. Parametric amplification
      C. Phase conjugation
15. Interaction of radiation with atomic systems
16. Linear oscillation
17. Lasers

Class Contents and Schedules:
(02/25/2009-06/24/2009)

Week

Date

Contents

1

2/25

Class introduction

2

3/4  1. Wave
      A. Complex representation of real oscillatory functions (H21-23)
      B. The wave equations (phase velocity, types of solutions, dispersion, the superposition principle) (H10-20, 24-27)

3

3/11   2. Electromagnetic description of light and its propagation (H37-82)
      A. A wave equation from Maxwell's equation (H41-47)
      B. Electromagnetic properties of plane wave solution (H24-27)
      C. Electromagnetic radiation propagation in dielectric media
      D. Derivation of Fresnel equations; Brewster's angle (H113-115)
      E. Total internal reflection, phase shift, tunneling of light waves(H115-125)
      F. Optics of Metals
      G. Stoke's treatment of reflection and refraction (H136-137)
You are encouraged to read the following material from BW as a side reading. The PDF files are edited from BW, for class use only and not to be used anywhere outside the class.
      H. Geometrical optics as a limiting form of the wave theory (BW 109-130)
      I. Propagation of light in inhomogeneous media (BW 51-66)

4

3/18  3. Polarization of light (H325-379)
      A. General discussion of polarization
      B. Mathematical description
      C. Stoke's matrices and unpolarized light
Home work 1  Due April 1, 2009 Home work 1 solution

5

3/25   4. Interference of light (H385-438)
      A. Two beam interference
      B. Coherence (temporal and spatial)
      C. Two-slit interference
      D. Michelson interferometer
      E. Fabry-Perot interferometer
      F. Diffraction grating
      G. Interference filters
      H. Reflective coatings

6

4/1 HW#1 due
 5. Diffraction (H443-514)
      A. Derivation of Huygen's principle from electromagnetic theory
      B. Fresnel diffraction
      C. Fraunhofer diffraction, single slit and circle
  6. Scattering from small particles

7

4/8   7. Fourier optics (H, Chapter 11, P 519-556)

8

4/15 Quiz 1, Quiz1 solution
   8. Fourier optics
   9. Gaussian beams ((Y) Quantum Electronic, Amnon Yariv, Chapter 6, P106-132)

9

4/22  10. Gaussian beams ((Y) Quantum Electronic, Amnon Yariv, Chapter 6, P106-132)
 ((Y) Quantum Electronic, Amnon Yariv, Chapter 7, P136-152)

10

4/29 Midterm exam 04-29-2009; Midterm solution

11

5/6 Midterm solution discussion

12

5/13 11. Optical resonators and optical modes ((Y) Quantum Electronic, Amnon Yariv, Chapter 7, P136-152)

13

5/20 11. Optical resonators and optical modes ((Y) Quantum Electronic, Amnon Yariv, Chapter 7, P136-152)
 

14

5/27 12. Non-linear optics (Y) Chap 16, (S) Sharma, Chap 14
      A. Harmonic generation
      B. Parametric amplification
      C. Phase conjugation

15

6/3 HW#2 due
13. Non-linear optics (Y) Chap 17, (S) Sharma, Chap 14
      A. Harmonic generation
      B. Parametric amplification
      C. Phase conjugation (S) Sharma, Chap 14

16

6/10 Quiz 2 in class (the quiz will covers everything after the midterm exam.)
14. Lasers

17

6/17 15. Review and discussion
18 6/24

Final Exam, 06-24-2009 
Final exam
Final Exam solution