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Syllabus

Electromagnetic Theory, Maxwell's equations, E-M waves, Energy, Momentum, Poynting vector, light in bulk matter, index of refraction, dispersion relation n(ω)

Propagation of light, Rayleigh scattering, reflection, refraction, Fermat's principle, the Fresnel equations, total internal reflection, optical properties of metals

Geometric optics, lenses, mirrors, fiberoptics, optical systems, thick lenses, analytical ray tracing, aberrations, GRIN systems

Superposition of waves, same and different frequencies, anharmonic periodic waves

Polarization, polarizers, dichroism, birefringence, polarization by reflection, circular polarizers, optical modulation, liquid crystals

Interference, interferometers, multiple beam approaches

Diffraction, Fraunhofer diffraction, Fresnel Diffraction

Sources

Optics, 4th Edition, Eugene Hecht (primary) ISBN 0-321-18878-0
Klein, M.V., Furtak, T.E., Optics, 2nd Ed.

Classical and Modern Optics

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