Physics 319 Optics

Course Web Pages

Online Laboratory Manual

Polarization 1-Malus' Law

Spectroscopy

Geometrical Optics 1- Thin Lenses

Geometrical Optics 2- Matrix Methods for Thin Lens Systems

Geometrical Optics 3- Telephoto System

Diffraction 1- Single Slit Diffraction

Diffraction 2- Double Slit Diffraction

Michelson Interferometer

Polarization 2- Fresnel's Equations

Birefringence 1- Calcite

Birefringence 2- Retardance and Optical Activity

Fourier Optics and Spatial Filtering

 

 

 

Polarization 1- Malus' Law

Lab Write-up in pdf format

 

Geometrical Optics 1- Thin Lenses

 Lab Write-up in pdf format

 

 Geometrical Optics 2- Matrix Methods for Thin Lens Systems

Lab Write-up in pdf format: part 1, part 2, part 3

 

Geometrical Optics 3- Matrix Methods

Lab Write-up in pdf format

Maple Worksheet part 1

Maple Worksheet part 2

 

Birefringence 1- Calcite

Lab Write-up in pdf format

Animation of ordinary and extraordinary rays

Theoretical prediction for deviation of e-ray

Birefringence 2- Retardance and Optical Activity

Lab Write-up in pdf format

Animation of Quarter wave plate