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This document outlines the lecture plan for a course on Applied Optics. The course objectives are to teach students the basics of geometrical and physical optics, optical phenomena such as interference and diffraction, and applications of interferometry. The course is divided into 6 units over 52 lectures that cover topics including image formation, interference, diffraction, double refraction, interferometers, and optical systems. Students will learn about these topics and their uses in testing and measurement applications. The course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of optics and optical instrumentation.

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Lecture PHYSICS

This document outlines the lecture plan for a course on Applied Optics. The course objectives are to teach students the basics of geometrical and physical optics, optical phenomena such as interference and diffraction, and applications of interferometry. The course is divided into 6 units over 52 lectures that cover topics including image formation, interference, diffraction, double refraction, interferometers, and optical systems. Students will learn about these topics and their uses in testing and measurement applications. The course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of optics and optical instrumentation.

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LECTURE PLAN

Course Code Name of Course L T P


APC14103 Applied Optics 3 1 0
Course Objective
To teach students about basics of geometrical and physical optics, optical interference, diffraction, polarizations, double
refraction and different types of interferometers and their applications. These are an extremely useful tool for optical
physicist.
Learning Outcomes
After attending this course, students will learn the following:
 Basics of geometrical and physical optics.
 Broad understanding of interference, diffractions, polarization, double refraction and their applications.
 High level understanding of different types of interferometric techniques and their uses in testing and
measurements.
 To familiarize with image forming system of lenses and human eye.
Unit Lecture
Topics to be Covered Hours Learning Outcome
No.
Geometrical Optics: Fermat's principle, Reflection and refraction of This unit answers the reasons of bending
light using Fermat’s Principle, General Theory of Image formation, The of light passing through different optical
1 7
Matrix Method in paraxial optics and its use in finding Translation, media along with image formation using
Refraction, System Matrix. Matrix method.
Physical Optics: Interference of light: The principle of superposition, This unit will help student in
two-slit interference, Fresnel’s Biprism, Bi-mirror and Llyod single understanding basics behind fringe
2 mirror Experiments, coherence requirement for the sources, optical path 8 formation/ measurement using classical
retardations, lateral shift of fringes, Localized fringes; thin films, two slits experiments and their
numerical problems. applications.
Fresnel diffraction: Fresnel half-period zone plates, straight edge, Starting with different types of
rectilinear propagation; diffractions, the topics will remind
Fraunhofer diffraction: Diffraction at a slit, half-period zones, phasor students of rectilinear propagation of
diagram and integral calculus methods, the intensity distribution, light, uses of zone plates, single & n-slits
3 12
diffraction at a circular aperture and a circular disc, Rayleigh criterion, and image formation using them.
Diffraction gratings: Diffraction at N parallel slits, intensity distribution,
plane diffraction grating, Resolving power of a grating.
Numerical problems based on theory and formulae discussed.
Double refraction and optical rotation: Refraction in uniaxial crystals, This section would help students to
its electromagnetic theory. Phase retardation plates, double image prism, know the effect of propagation of light
4 polarization, Rotation of plane of polarization, origin of optical rotation 8 in anisotropic media and their practical
in liquids and in crystals. Numerical problems based on theory and applications.
formulae discussed.
Applications: Rayleigh refractometer, Michelson interferometer and its Through this part, students will come to
application for precision determination of wavelength, wavelength know about different variant of
5 difference and the width of spectral lines. Intensity distribution in 8 interferometers and their practical uses
multiple beam interference, Fabry-Perot interferometer and etalon. in testing and measurements.
Numerical problems.
Optical systems: Characteristics of objectives, eyepieces, condensers for This will familiarize students about
6 different applications. Human eye. Image manipulation by prism systems, 9 image forming system of lenses and
solution of numerical problems. basics of human eye.
Total 52
Text Books:
1. Fundamental of Optics, Jenkins and White; McGraw-Hill, 2001.
2. Optics, Ajoy Ghatak, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2005.
3. Optics, Eugene Hecht; Addison-Wesley, 2001.
4. Principles of Optics, M. Born and E. Wolf; Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Reference Books:
1. Geometrical and Physical Optics: P. K. Chakrabarti; New Central Book Agency; 2010.
2. Applied Optics and Optical Design; A.E. Conrady; Dover Publications; 2011.
3. Introduction to Applied Optics; Banerjee and Poon; CRC Press; 1991.
4. Optics and Optical Instruments; Johnson; Dover Publications; 2011.
5. Modern Optical Engineering, Warren Smith, McGraw-Hill Professional; 2007.
6. Principles of Optics by B K Mathur
7. Internet Resources

(Instructor-A K Nirala)
Dept. of Physics

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