Optics 505 Chapter Notes

Chapter 1 - Introduction Interferometry 
and Diffraction

  Introduction

 

Chapter 2 - Maxwell's Equations

   Maxwell's Equations

 

Chapter 3 - Wave Equation

   Wave Equation and Linear Superposition

   Polarization

 

Chapter 4 - Basic Interference

   Basic Interference and Classes of Interferometers

   Originals for Moiré Patterns

 

Chapter 5 - Concepts of Coherence

   Coherence

 

Chapter 6 - Classical Two-Beam Interferometers

   Classical Two-Beam Interferometers

 

Chapter 7 - Multiple Beam Interference

   Multiple Beam Interference

 

Chapter 8 - Multilayer Films

   Multilayer Films

 

Chapter 9 - Phase-Shifting Interferometry

   Phase Shifting Interferometry

 

Chapter 13 - Fresnel Diffraction

   Fresnel Diffraction

 

Chapter 14 - Fraunhofer Diffraction

   Rectangular Aperture

   Circular Aperture

   Multiple Slits

   Sinusoidal Phase Grating

   Various Types of Gratings

 

Chapter 15 - Optical Transfer Function

   PSF and MTF Plots

 

Chapter 17 - Holography

   Holography

 

Chapter 18 - Speckle

   Speckle

   HS-11 Homework Problem

Updated: February 16, 2008