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This course provides an overview of the basic principles and applications of various branches of modern optical physics. Topics covered include: geometrical optics, wave optics, polarization, Fourier optics, introduction to laser physics and nonlinear optics. Students are advised to take PHYS 3041 or its equivalent before taking this course.
Sen Yang
Office number: Room 344, 3/F, Science Centre North Block
Phone: 39431122
E-mail: senyang@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation hours: Monday 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Mr. San Lam Ng
Office: SC 313, Email: jack_ng@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Friday 10:30AM - 12:15PM
Monday 9:30AM - 11:15AM Y.C. Liang Hall 103
Wednesday 9:30AM - 10:15AM Y.C. Liang Hall 104
Mixed mode teaching, simultaneously via Zoom
Wednesday 10:30AM - 11:15AM Y.C. Liang Hall 104
Mixed mode teaching, simultaneously via Zoom
Wednesday 5:30PM - 6:15PM William M W Mong Eng Bldg 712
Thursday 10:30AM - 11:15AM Lee Shau Kee Building 210
Also via Zoom
Eugene Hecht, "Optics", 5th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2017. (older version of this book is also fine)
- F. L. Pedrotti, "Introduction to Optics", 3rd edition, Prentice Hall 2007.
- P. W. Milonni and J. H. Eberly, "Lasers", Wiley, 1988
- http://atomoptics-nas.uoregon.edu/~dsteck/teaching/optics/optics-notes.pdf
Homework 30%
Midterm test 30%
Final examination 40%
Mar. 15, 9:30am - 11:15am. Mixed mode (in classroom and online)
Electromagnetic waves
Geometrical optics
Polarization
Interference
Diffraction
Fourier optics
Modern optics (Optional)
Advanced topics (Optional)