Optics - OPD

Guarantor

Hruška Pavel, doc. RNDr., CSc.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Examination

Time span

Department

Department of Physics (UFYZ)

Study literature

Fundamental literature

Hecht E.: Optics, Addison-Wesley, London 2002, ISBN 0-321-18878-0
Goodman J. W.: Introduction to Fourier Optics, Roberts publishers, USA 2005, ISBN 0-9747077-2-4
Saleh B. E. A., Teich M. C,: Fundamentals of Photonics 2nd ed., Wiley, New York 2007, ISBN 0-471-83965-5
Smith F. G., King. T. A.:Optics and Photonics, Wiley, Chichester UK 2000, ISBN 0-471-48925-5
Schroeder G.: Technická optika, SNTL, Praha, ČR, 1981

Syllabus of lectures

Electromagnetic waves and light.
Light at the interface of two media, Fresnel's equations. Reflection at dielectric and metallic surfaces, linear and elliptical polarization. Polarizers.
Coherence. Interference from thin films. Interference filters. The Fabry-Perot interferometer.
Diffraction by edges, slits, gratings and 2D and 3D structures. Holography.
Transmission of light through media. Dispersion, spectrometers, rainbow. Absorption.
Thermal radiation. Energy and light quantities. Receptors, human eye. Spectral sensitivity of receptors. Filters and color dividers.
Elements of image-forming systems. Mirrors, prisms, lenses. The microscope, the telescope. The Fermat principle.
Analytical ray tracing. Matrix concept. Aperture and field stops. Magnification, resolving power. Errors in image forming. Notes on fiber optics.
Anisotropic medium, double refraction. Magneto-optic and electro-optic effects. Photoelasticity. Dichroism.
Physical statistics. Photon. Stimulated and spontaneous emission. Inversion population. Lasers.
The essentials of luminiscence, phosphors, fluorescence, phosphorescence.
Scattering of light. Rayleigh's scattering. Luminous ionization in gases, the Aurora.
Gaseous and atmospheric discharge.

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