OPTI 505 Lecture Fall 2004
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[CLASS NOTES]
[Introduction]
[Chapter 1]
Chapter 1- Mathematical Review
Chapter 1- Introduction- Slides
[Chapter 2]
Chapter 2 - Maxwell's Equations - Text
Chapter 2 - Maxwell's Equations - Slides
(This chapter's notes may be difficult to download directly. Select 'save target as' and view separately if you have trouble.)
[Chapter 3]
Chapter 3 - Solutions to the wave equation - Part A
Chapter 3 - Solutions to the wave equation - Part B
Chapter 3 - Polarization examples
Program: TG_Fixedanalyzer_rotQWP.m
Program: TG_Rotananalyzer_noQWP.m
[Chapter 4]
Chapter 4 - Basic Interference - Part A
Chapter 4 - Basic Interference - Part B
Chapter 4 - Basic Interference - Part C
Chapter 4 - Originals for Moire patterns
Movie: Combination of two plane waves, same direction, same wavelength
Movie: Combination of two plane waves, opposite direction, same wave length
Movie: Combination of two plane waves, same direction, different wave lengths
Movie: Combination of two plane waves, opposite directions, different wave lengths
Movie: Expanding spherical wavefront - position 1
Movie: Expanding spherical wavefront - position 2
Movie: Combination of expanding spherical wavefronts - wavelength a
Movie: Combination of expanding spherical wavefronts - wavelength b
Movie: Combination of expanding spherical wavefronts - wavelengths a + b
[Chapter 5]
Chapter 5 - Coherence - Part A
Chapter 5 - Coherence - Part A (slides)
Chapter 5 - Coherence - Fringe Localization
Chapter 5 - Coherence - Fringe Locaization (slides)
[Chapter 6]
Chapter 6 - Basic Classical interferometers
Chapter 6 - Jim's Paper on Fringe Localization
[Chapter 7]
Chapter 7 - Multiple-Beam Interference
[Chapter 8]
[Chapter 9]
Chapter 9 - Direct-Phase Measurement
[Chapters 10 and 11 and 12]
Chapters 10 and 11 - Introduction to Diffraction and Mathematical Theory of Diffraction
[Chapter 13]
Chapter 13 - Fresnel Diffraction
Chapter 13 - Fresnel Zones and Zone Plates (Lecture Slides)
[Chapter 14]
Chapter 14 - Fraunhofer Diffraction
[Chapter 15]
Chapter 15 - Modulation Response
[Chapter 16]
[Chapter 17]
[Homework]
Note that variables in problem 1.1) are:
c = 5*b = 20*a
or c = 5*b and c = 20*a
Homework 2 (due 9/2/04)
Homework 2 errata
Homework 6 (due 9/30/04) (Work any 3 problems)
Homework 8 (due 10/14/04) (Work any 3 problems)
[Tests]
Test 2 Take Home (due 11/23/04)
Final Exam (due by 5:00pm on 12/16/04)
[Extra Notes]
Practice Problems for Diffraction
Practice Problems for Holography and Speckle
[Notices]
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Final Exam results.
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The final is due at 5:00 pm on 12/16/04, not at 9:00 am. Sorry for
the confusion. If you have a problem with these dates and times,
please contact me immediately. (12/14b/04)
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Please download the final exam or pick up a copy in room 642. The
exam is due by 9:00 am on 12/16/04 in room 642. Also, please fill
out an evaluation form, if you haven't done so already.
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Graded HW 13 and Exam 2 are now available for pickup in room 642.
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Please pick up an evaluation form from room 642 and turn it into the
Academics Office. Thanks. I enjoyed teaching this semester. I hope
that you learned a lot about interference and diffraction.
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The final will be a 48-hour take-home exam. You can pick up the
exam starting at 8:00 am Tuesday, December 14, until 5:00 pm on the
same day. I will also post the exam on this web site Tuesday morning.
You are free to use any reference material you like, except for another
person. You must turn in the exam to room 642 by 5:00 pm on Thursday,
December 16. I realize that, if you pick up the exam or download
it early on Tuesday, you might have more that 48 hours to work on it.
This situation satisfies the majority of student concerns about the test.
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The key for Test 2 is posted above. I will try to post the key for
HW 13 later today. HW 13 and Test 2 will be returned on Monday,
Dec 13. You can pick them up at that time from my assistant's
office in room 642.
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Homework #13 will be due on Dec 8.
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The final will be a 48-hour take home exam. You can use any
reference material you like, except another person.
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We will have a lecture on 11/16/04.
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Exam 2 will be a take-home exam given out on 11/18/04 and due
11/23/04.
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EXAM 1 Rework Policy
Rework exam with COMPLETE solution to each incorrect answer for
a possible 1/2 difference credit. Due by 5:00 pm on 11/9/04. You must
turn in the original exam with the rework.
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Please READ AHEAD for Chapter 10 and 11 notes.
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Fall 2004 OPTI 505 TEST 1 SUMMARY
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The grader for the course is Tao Chen, not Zhenshan Yang. Tao's office
hours are Monday morning, 10:00 am to noon in Room 615. His phone
number is 621-3276. His email is tchen@optics.arizona.edu
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TEST #1 will be given on 10/5/04.
It will cover Sections 1-6.
A single side of one page of notes is allowed, along with a calculator.
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We will have a guest lecturer on Thursday, Oct 7. Prof. Jim Wyant will
speak on 'Direct Phase Measurement', which is Section 9 in the notes.
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Although I will be out of town much of the next two weeks, we will
continue to hold lectures at the scheduled class time. For the week of
October 11-15, we will view pre-recorded lectures from Fall 2003. The
schedule is:
Oct 12:
Session 11: Start at 33:30 Michelson interferometer and shearing
Session 12: Start at 15:31 Shearing interferometers
Stop at 33:50
Question and answer with the TA.
Oct 14:
Session 13: Start at 22:00 Multiple-beam interference
Session 16: Start at 4:15 Multiple-beam interference and thin films
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The pre-tape classes listed on the syllabus are CANCELLED for Oct 8.
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If you missed the lecture on Sept 30, view Session 10 from Fall 2003
If you missed the lecture on Sept 28, view Session 9 from Fall 2003
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A student asked me a question about Eq. (5.16) that I wasn't able to answer
until now. The question was, "Is it always the case that m=n+1?". The answer
is no. There are many case where m=n+1, but it is not a necessary condition.
For example, take the case where Lambda_a = 0.85*Lambda_b. Here, n = 8
and m = 10.