1 | Course Organization; Introduction to Optics (PDF - 1.9MB) |
2 | Reflection and Refraction; Prisms, Waveguides, and Dispersion (PDF - 1.4MB) |
3 | Focusing, Imaging, and the Paraxial Approximation (PDF - 1.3MB) |
4 | Sign Conventions; Thin Lenses; Real and Virtual Images (PDF - 1.5MB) |
5 | Thick Lenses; The Composite Lens; The Eye (PDF - 1.7MB) |
6 | Terms: Apertures, Stops, Pupils, and Windows; Single-lens Camera (PDF) |
7 | Basics of Mirrors, Magnifiers, and Microscopes (PDF - 1.2MB) |
8 | Telescopes; Aberrations: Chromatic, Spherical, and Coma (PDF - 1.3MB) |
9 | More Aberrations; Optical Design; GRadient INdex (GRIN) (PDF - 1.8MB) |
11 | The Hamiltonian Formulation; Introduction to Waves (PDF - 3.3MB) |
12 | The Wave Equation; Phasor Representation; 3D Waves (PDF - 2.0MB) |
13 | 3D Wave Phenomena; Introduction to Electromagnetics (PDF - 2.4MB) |
14 | Maxwell's Equations; Polarization; Poynting's Vector (PDF) |
15 | Huygens Principle; Interferometers; Fresnel Diffraction (PDF - 2.3MB) |
16 | Gratings: Amplitude and Phase, Sinusoidal and Binary (PDF) |
17 | Fraunhofer Diffraction; Fourier Transforms and Theorems (PDF - 1.9MB) |
18 | Spatial Filtering; Lens Transfer Functions & Transforms (PDF) |
19 | The 4F System; Binary Amplitude & Pupil Masks (PDF - 2.1MB) |
20 | Shift Invariance; Pupil Engineering; The Talbot Effect (PDF - 3.1MB) |
22 | Coherent and Incoherent Imaging (PDF - 3.5MB) |
23 | Imaging with a Single Lens (PDF - 1.1MB) |
25 | Resolution; Defocused Optical Systems (PDF - 1.2MB) |
26 | Depth of Focus and Field; Polarization; Wave Plates (PDF - 2.8MB) |