Course Identification

Title:

Physics module: Applied optics

Code:

20246262

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Dr. Nitzan Akerman

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2024

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Tuesday, 15:15 - 18:00, Science Teaching Lab 3

First Lecture:

26/03/2024

End date:

16/07/2024

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Science Teaching (non thesis MSc Track): Lecture; Obligatory; Regular; 3.00 points

Comments

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Special timetable

15:15-16:45:26.03, 09.04, 30.04, 21.05, 04.06, 25.06

15:15-18:00:02.04, 16.04, 07.05, 28.05, 02.07, 09.07, 16.07

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

20

Other:

For students in the Rothschild-Weizmann program only

Language of Instruction

Hebrew

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Assignments:

40%

Seminar:

10%

Final:

50%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

The history of optics and the particle-wave duality.
Fundamentals of wave optics: from Maxwell equations to electromagnetic waves; light in matter: the Lorentz model; index of refraction.
Geometric optics and ray tracing: reflection and refraction. The paraxial approximation; Snell’s law; the matrix ABCD analysis. Basic optical elements : mirrors and lens;
Imaging and the resolution limit; Aberrations; microscopes and telescopes;
Polarization of light. Fresnel reflection. Birefringence. Polarizers, wave-plates, and LCDs.
Diffraction and interference. Diffraction grating. Thin films anti-reflection and High-reflection coatings. Optical filters. Fabry-Perot cavity. Spectrometers and Wave-meters.
Light sources: coherent and incoherent. Blackbody radiation. The spectrum of lamps, LEDs, and lasers.
Light detection. The principle of common light detectors and sensors. Photodiodes, CCD and photomultiplier tube.
Controlling light: waveguides and electro-optics. Principle of optical fibers. electro- and acousto-optic modulators.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate understanding of the basic physical principles of optics.
Explain the role of basic optical phenomena in our daily life experience and common optical instruments.

Reading List

1. “Principle of optics”, Born and Wolf.

2. "Optics" E. Hetch. Addisson Wesley 2000.

Website

N/A