EEL 4445 - Optics for Engineers

 

Catalog Description: (4 cr) Nature of light, radiometry, laser basics, interferometry, holography, coherence, polarization, diffraction, fiber optics, Fourier optics.

Prerequisites: Electromagnetics and Field Applications I

Textbook: None

Course Objective: To provide the basic knowledge of optics and related applications

Professional Component: 3 credits of Engineering Science

Relationship to Outcomes:  (To view how the outcomes of this course fit in with the curriculum, click here)

• EE2 - knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex systems
• a - an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• e - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• k - an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Class Schedule:  3 classes per week of 50 minutes each

Topics:

• Electromagnetic spectrum, radiometry, photometry, blackbody radiation
• Reflection in plane mirrors, refraction through plane surfaces; imaging by anoptical systemReflection in plane mirrors, refraction through plane surfaces; imaging by anoptical system at a sperical surface, refraction at a spherical surface, thin lenses, vergence and refractive power, Newtonian equation for the thin lens
• Einstein's quantum theory of radiation, essential elements of a laser, simplified description of laser operation, characteristics of laser light, laser types and parameters
• One-dimensional wave equation, plane waves, spherical waves, complex refractive index, electromagnetic waves, superposition principle, superposition of waves of the same frequency, random and coherent sources, stranding waves, phase and group velocities
• Two beam interference in dielectric films, the Michelson interferometer, Stokes' relations, multiple-beam interference in a parallel plate, Fabry-Perot interferometer, fringe profiles, the Airy function, resolving power, free spectral range
• Mathematical representation of polarized light-Jones vectors, mathematical representation of polarizers-Jones matrices, birefringence-polarization with two refractive indices, double refraction
• Diffraction from a single slit, beam spreading, rectangular and circular apertures, resolution, double-slit diffraction, diffraction from many slits, the grating equation, free spectral range of a grating, dispersion of a grating, resolution of a grating
• Transfer matrix, reflectance at normal incidence, two-layer antireflecting films, three-layer anti-reflecting films
• Optics of propagation in fibers, attenuation, distortion of pulses and dispersion
• Fourier analysis of finite harmonic wave train, temporal coherence, natural line width, optical data processing, Fourier transform spectroscopy

Course Committee:  Dr. Srivastava, Chair, Dr. Zory, Dr. Moore

Course Committee Reports for:

Fall Term		Spring Term		Summer Term
2005