Fall 2020 - PHYS 855 G100
Modern Optics (3)
Class Number: 1132
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
John Bechhoefer
johnb@sfu.ca
Office Hours: W 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM, or by appointment
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Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Optical physics, including geometrical and physical optics, waves in anisotropic media, coherence, image formation and Fourier optics, guided wave optics and selected advanced topics such as lasers, nonlinear optics, photonics and quantum optics.
COURSE DETAILS:
Tutorials
The primary purpose of tutorials will be for you to practice problem solving, which can include in-class problems and discussion of assigned problems.
Topic Sequence
• Historical introduction and review of basic wave phenomena
• Geometrical optics
• Fourier analysis
• Electromagnetic waves
• Polarization and anisotropic media
• Diffraction
• Interferometry
• Introduction to lasers and laser beams
• Coherence
• Imaging and (super)-resolution
Course Objectives
Optics is a vast field, and it will be impossible for you to master it all in a one-semester course. Some of the primary objectives of this course are as follows:
• Given an optical instrument, experiment, or phenomenon, you should be able to identify the optical principles that are relevant to its understanding, and articulate them in mathematical language.
• Given an application, you should be able to design an optical system to address it.
• You should be able to describe how light interacts with matter, and discuss the consequences of this interaction.
• You should be able to discuss the consequences of optical polarization and coherence, and predict how these properties of light affect the behavior of simple optical systems. You should be able to predict interference and diffraction patterns.
• You should possess working knowledge of Fourier analysis and its associated mathematical machinery; that is, you should be able to calculate Fourier integrals, convolutions, and correlation functions, and know how to use these tools for predicting optical phenomena.
• You should be able to use mathematics, including analytical, approximate, and numerical methods, to reason about optical phenomena. Also, your physical understanding of optics should help you reason about mathematics.
Mode of teaching:
Lecture: synchronous
Tutorial: synchronous
Midterm(s): oral; date: TBA
Final exam: oral; date: TBA (Final exam period is Dec 9-20)
Grading
- Assignments 20%
- Midterms (2x15%) (oral (X2) dates TBD) 30%
- Final Exam (oral, date TBA) 30%
- Final Written Project: (Mon 7 Dec 2020) 20%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
REQUIRED TEXT:
A. Lipson, S. G. Lipson, and H. Lipson
Optical Physics 4th edition
An electronic version is also available electronically through the library. As access is limited to eight simultaneous users,
please log out when you are finished.
*Students can purchase textbooks from online retailers if e-book not available at SFU Bookstore.
Other resources:
At a similar level:
E. Hecht, Optics
F. L. Pedrotti, L. M. Pedrotti, L. .S Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics.
(Very) advanced:
M. Born and E. Wolf: Principles of Optics.
Hardware
• Reliable high-speed internet access
• Computer with webcam and microphone
• Tablet with stylus input and/or smartphone with camera
Software
• Canvas with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, via SFU licence
• Zoom app, via SFU licence
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020
Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).