Lecture Notes

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SES # LECTURE TOPICS AND NOTES
2 Geometrical Optics (PDF)
4 Matrix Methods in Paraxial Optics (PDF - 1.2MB)
7 Review of Geometrical Optics (PDF - 1.3MB)
9 EM Wave Equations (PDF - 1.0MB)
10 Eikonal Equations, Gradient Index Lenses, Hamiltonian Optics (PDF)
11 Superposition of Waves, Interference, Optical Interferometry (PDF - 1.2MB)
13 Math Tutorial on Spatial Fourier Transforms (PDF - 1.4MB)
14 Fraunhofer Diffraction (PDF - 1.1MB)
16 Fresnel Diffraction and Examples (PDF - 1.3MB)
20 Fresnel Diffraction, Depth of Field and Depth of Focus, Holography (PDF - 1.1MB)
22 Vector Properties of Electromagnetic Fields: Polarization, Waveplates; Birefringence (PDF - 1.2MB)
25 Review of Scalar and Vector Wave Optics, Outlook (PDF - 1.4MB)