2009 Course Handbook
PHYS306: Optical Physics
Optics touches on many branches of physics and technology in the world today. The theme is physical optics, taught in contexts of physics, electromagnetic fields, optical engineering and technology, and photonics.
This unit illuminates electromagnetic waves in media, Fresnel reflection coefficients, multilayer dielectric filters, Gaussian beams, anisotropic media, non-linear optics, interference, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, Fourier theory, diffraction theory, Fraunhofer (far-field) diffraction, Fresnel (near-field) diffraction, spatial coherence, temporal coherence, optical transfer functions, the Abbe theory of image formation, holography, and modern aspects of near-field optics and their applications in measuring nanoscale phenomena.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 6 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Physics staff |
| Prerequisites: | PHYS201(P) and PHYS202(P) and MATH235(P) |
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| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Physics and Engineering |
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