Physical Optics

At the end of OPT 216 (Physical optics) course, the students should be able to: 1. state the types of waves and their properties; 2. devise how to deduce the wave formulas; 3. demonstrate light interferences and diffraction in the laboratory; 4. state the function of polarization in binocular vision; 5. describe how to measure light by the use of some scientific instruments such as spectrophotometer, radiation thermocouples, radiometer and many others; and 6. discuss the principle of optical bench set-up for ray tracing and focal point determination.

Principles of wave optics, interferences, diffraction, polarization, radiometry, holography, quantum nature of light, spectroscopy, lasers. Relativistic optics. Laboratory work is included.