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Recorded class lectures from Peter Beyersdorf's Physics 158 (Modern Optics) class at San Jose State University from the Spring of 2008. Recordings will be added twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Peter Beyersdorf

  • May 6, 2008 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 22 EPISODES


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Modulators

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2008 60:14


We look at the behavior of electrooptic devices as amplitude and phase modulators.

Birefringence

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2008 70:20


We look at birefringence in crystals and discuss optical activity and the Faraday effect.

Polarization of light

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008 56:42


We look at the vectorial nature of light and describe polarization in terms of Jones vectors

Diffraction from Double Slits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2008 18:26


Diffraction from a double slit is discussed. The convolution theorem is presented and the grating equation is derived. (incomplete)

More Diffraction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2008 53:17


We look at the relationship between far-field (Fraunhofer) diffraction and the Fourier transform, and explore the diffraction pattern of a uniformly illuminated circular aperture, which leads to the Rayleigh criterion for resolution in an optical system.

Diffraction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2008 75:07


We look at Fraunhofer diffraction from a slit and for a Gaussian beam. We use Huygen's principle and also discuss Babinet's principle

More Fiber Optics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2008 58:59


We discuss unconventional types of fibers including photonic crystal fibers

Fiber Optics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008 77:20


We introduce the basic principles and parameters associated with fiber optics

Coherence

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2008 57:13


We introduce the coherence function and look at the relationship between coherence, bandwidth and linewidth.

Fourier Analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2008 75:55


Fourier Series are introduced and are generalized to the Fourier sine and cosine tansform

Fabry-Perot Interferometer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2008 76:09


We look at the transmission of a Fabry-Perot interferometer and discuss properties like the free spectral range, finesse and linewidth.

Michelson Interferometer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2008 75:35


We investigate the Michelson interferometer and the relationship between physical parameters and the interference term.

Two beam interferencde

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2008 74:37


We look at the interference term present when two waves interfere and discuss the effect coherence has on fringe visibility

Group and Phase velocity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2008 75:09


We look at the difference between group velocity and phase velocity in a dispersive material and introduce the Fourier transform

Superposition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008 74:48


We investigate the behavior of multiple waves that overlap in space and time.

Wave equation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2008 70:12


We look at Maxwell's equations and use them to find the wave equation for electromagnetic radiation. We then investigate various solutions to the wave equation.

Thick Lenses

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2008 74:54


We introduce thick lenses and discuss parameters necessary to describe them. We go on to introduce ray matrices.

Ray Matrices

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2008 73:24


We look at methods for solving imaging problems using ray matrices.

Thin Lenses

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2008 76:58


We introduce the thin lens equation and the lens makers formula and the concept of ray tracing.

Fermat's Principle and Huygen's Principle

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2008 75:14


We Introduce Huygen's principle and Fermat's principle and use them to derive Snell's law and the law of reflection.

The Nature of Light

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2008 76:38


Modern Optics provides a framework for understanding and analyzing optical wave propagation, interference, polarization and diffraction effects. This framework is essential for those who will work with imaging systems, lasers, optical communication systems, and optical measurements.

Physics 158 Syllabus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2008


Syllabus for Physics 158 at SJSU, Spring 2008

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