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Lectures
Teachers
Katia Gallo (gallo@kth.se) and Anna Burvall (anna.burvall@biox.kth.se).
Lecture schedule
check the course schedule.
Table of contents
The table below lists the topics covered by each lecture and their relationship to the problem classes (calculation exercises) accompanying the course.
Lecture no |
Book chapter |
Topics |
Problem class |
1 |
1, 2:1-9, 3:2-3, 3:6 |
Introduction, waves in general, wave equations, electromagnetic waves |
1 |
2 |
3:5, 4:1-7, 4:9 |
Light in matter, reflection and refraction, Fresnel equations |
1 |
3 |
5:1-2 |
Spherical interface, thin and thick lens, principal planes |
2 |
4 |
5 6:1-3 |
Optical instruments basics, light limiters and field of view limiters. Vignetting. |
3 |
5 | same | Optical instruments for real. Field lens concept. Projectors | 3 |
6 |
same |
Aberrations, optical design. |
4 |
7 |
7:1-3 (11) |
Superposition of waves, beats and group velocity, Fourier analysis |
4 |
8 |
8:1-6 |
Polarisation and birefringence |
5 |
9 |
8:7-12, 9:1-3 |
Polarisation (cont'd). Introduction to interference |
5 |
10 |
9:4-7, 10:1 |
Interference (cont'd). Introduction to diffraction, Near and Far field |
6 |
11 |
10:2, 11 |
Fraunhofer diffraction, optical resolution, diffraction gratings, Fourier optics |
7 – 8 |
12 |
10:3, 13:3 |
Fresnel diffraction, Holography |
7 – 8 |
13 |
12 |
Coherence theory |
7 - 8 |
Week 43 | Trial exam |
9 |