KOÇ University

ELEC 321 / PHYS 321

Introduction to Optics

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Fall 2008

Instructor: Dr. Hakan Ürey

Office: Engineering 116

Phone: (212) 338-1474; E-mail: hurey@ku.edu.tr

Research Web Page: http://mems.ku.edu.tr

TA:                Erdem Erden

                        Office: Engineering Z19 (x. 1772)

                        E-mail: eerden@ku.edu.tr

Schedule: Mon & Wed 11:00-12:15

Office Hour: Tue: 15-16

Location: ENG B15

Textbook: Frank Pedrotti, Leno M. Pedrotti, and Leno S. Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics, Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition, 2007

Reference Books :

1. Eugene Hecht,Optics, 4th Ed. Addison-Wesley, 2002

2. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume 2, Chapters 26-36

3. Keigo Iizuka, Elements of photonics,  Volumes 1 and 2, John Wiley and Sons, 2002

4. Robert Guenther, Modern Optics, John Wiley and Sons, 1990

5. J. Warren Blaker, William M. Rosenblum, Optics--an introduction for students of engineering, Macmillan Pub. Co., 1993.

6. B. Saleh and C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley and Sons, 1991

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Prerequisites:

This course is suitable for Jr. and Sr. level Electrical Engineering and Physics students. Phys 102 is required and Elec 206: EM Theory or equivalent is helpful.

Course Contents:

Instructor’s Lecture Notes in PDF form (for personal use only), Homeworks and Solutions will be posted in the network:

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Contents:

• Ch 1: Nature of Light
• Ch 2: Geometrical Optics
• Ch 3: Optical Instrumentation
• Ch 18: Matrix methods in paraxial optics
• Ch 19: Optics of the eye (Sec 19-5 only; rest is reading only)
• Ch 20: Aberration Theory
• A light introduction to Zemax (optical design software) and assignment of the design project
• Ch 4: Wave Equations
• Nature of Light (Revisited) and Different Light Phenomena with Applications
• Ch 5: Superposition of Waves
• Ch 7: Interference of Light
• Ch 8: Optical Interferometry
• Ch 10: Fiber Optics
• Ch 11: Frounhofer Diffraction
• Ch 12: The Diffraction Grating
• Ch 14: Matrix Treatment of Polarization
• Ch 15: Production of Polarized Light

Grading Policy and Dates:

Exams are open book and notes (computers are not allowed, calculators are allowed). Objections to grades must be made within one week after grades are posted.

1. Midterm Exam I: 25% (Oct 27, 2008 - Tue) (PS on Oct 23, 5pm; Place: TBD)

2. Midterm Exam II: 25% (Dec 29, 2008) (PS on Dec 25, 5pm)

3. Final exam: 35% (TBD: Jan 12-22, 2009)

4. Quizzes and Homeworks: 15%

5. Optical Design Project: 10% (Jan 8, 2009, Thu 4-6 pm in Eng Z19 lab)

Dishonesty, including cheating in the exams, homeworks, and term project will not be tolerated and University policies as written in the University catalogue will be strictly enforced.

Links for Optics Societies and Local Chapters:

Optical Society of America (OSA); Koc Univ.-OSA student chapter

Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE); Koc Univ.-SPIE student chapter

IEEE Lasers and Electro Optics Society (LEOS);         IEEE-LEOS Turkey Chapter

International Commission of Optics