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Amazon logo H = Hecht, Eugene. Optics. 4th ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, August 2, 2001. ISBN: 9780805385663.

Amazon logo G = Goodman, Joseph W. Introduction to Fourier Optics. 2nd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1996. ISBN: 9780070242548.

LEC #TOPICSREQUIRED READINGS
1Introduction; Photons, EM Spectrum

Reflection and Refraction
H 1, H 3.3.3, 3.6

H 4.3-5, 5.4.1
2Total Internal Reflection, Waveguiding

Prisms, Paraboloidal Reflectors
H 4.7, 5.6

H 5.5, 4.5.4.2
3Introduction to LensesH 5.2, 6.2
4Geometrical Optics - LensesH 6.1
5Apertures and Stops

The Human Eye

Reflective Optics, Scheimpflug Condition
H 5.3

H 5.7.1-2

H 5.4.3
6Optical SystemsH 5.7.3-7
7Geometrical Optics OverviewNone
8Quiz 1
9Aberrations, Optical Design

Electromagnetic Waves, Maxwell's Equations
H 6.3-5

H 2.1-6, 3.1-2
10Properties of Electromagnetic Waves

Polarization, Two-beam Interference
H 2.7-9, 3.3

H 8.1-3, 9.1, 9.3-4
11Fabry-Perot InterferometerH 9.6
12Lasers; Coherence

Spatial Fourier Transforms
H 13.1.3, 9.2

H 11.2, G 2.1
13The Spatial Frequency DomainG 2.3
14Frensel and Fraunhofer DiffractionG 4.2-4
15Wave Description of Lenses

Fourier-transforming Property of Lenses
G 5.1

G 5.2
16Coherent Imaging Using LensesG 5.3, 6.2
17Review of Coherent Imaging and Spatial FilteringNone
18Incoherent Imaging

Resolution of Imaging Systems
G 6.1-3, 6.5
19Aberration Effects on Resolution

Resolution Beyond the Diffraction Limit
G 6.4

G 6.6
20Fourier Optics OverviewNone
21Quiz 2
22Wavefront ModulationG 7.1-3
23Introduction to HolographyG 9.1-6
24Volume Holography, Applications

2.710 Project Presentations
G 9.7, 9.12
25Image RestorationG 8.8
26Modern Optics: 3D Imaging, Nano-photonicsNone
General Review

 








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