ECE 460 Class Calendar

 

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Classes Begin

Link to Lecture Recordings

 

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Course Introduction

Lecture Slides

 

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Ray Optics

Eikonal Equation, Fermat's Principle, Snell's Law, Graded Index Materials, Optical Materials

Lecture Slides

Reading: 1.1, 1.3, 2.3

 

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Lab 1 Introduction to Optics

Please go to the DRS Website and under the "Training" tab at the top, complete the "Laser Safety" training module. Print the certificate and bring it with you to the first lab. You will not be allowed to peform the labs without taking the training. If you have already done this training (but within the past 2 years), you may bring a copy of an existing certificate.

Detector data sheets

Si No Attenuator

Si Attenuator

Ge No Attenuator

Ge Attenuator

Lab 1 Grade Sheet

 

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Ray Optics

Optical Components, ABCD Matrices

Lecture Slides

Reading: 1.2, 1.4(A,B,C)

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Review of E-M and Waves, Monochromatic Waves in Isotropic Media, Paraxial Wave Equation

Lecture Slides

Reading: 2.1, 2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Homework 1

Due Friday Sept. 8

Homework 1 Solutions

 

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LABOR DAY

NO CLASSES

Lab 2 Ray Optics

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Gaussian Beams, Solid Angle, Law of Etedue, Introduction to Interference

Lecture Slides

Reading:3.1, 3.2

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Inteference and Interferometers

Lecture Slides

In destructive interference, where does the light go???

Reading: 2.5

 

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Homework 2

Due Friday Sept. 15

Homework 2 Solutions

 

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Lab 3 Introduction to Spatial Filters (AKA, Alignment Lab)

 

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Review of Fourier Transforms and Linear Systems

Lecture Slides

Reading: Appendix A

 

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Introduction to Fourier Optics and Diffraction From a Grating

Lecture Slides

Reading: Chapter 4 Introduction, 4.1(A)

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Homework 3

Due Friday Sept. 22

Homework 3 Solutions

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Lab 4 Interference

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Two Dimensional Functions, Transfer Function and Impulse Response of Free Space, Fresnel and Fraunhofer Approxmations

Lecture Slides

Reading: 4.1 B, C, D, 4.2 A

 

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QUIZ, Fourier Transform by a Lens, Diffraction From Apertures, Periodic Structures

Lecture Slides

Quiz 1 Solutions

Reading: 4.2 B, 4.3 A

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Homework 4

Due Friday Sept. 29

Homework 4 Solutions

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Lab 5 Diffraction

 

 

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4-f Imaging System, Point Spread Function of a Lens

Lecture Slides

Reading: 4.4 A, B, C

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Introduction to Holography

Lecture Slides

Reading: 4.5

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Homework 5

Due Friday Oct. 6

Homework 5 Solutions

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Lab 6 Fourier Optics

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Polarization I

Lecture Slides

Reading: 6.1, 6.2

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QUIZ, Polarization II

Lecture Slides

Reading: 6.3, 6.4, 6.6

Quiz 2 Solutions

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YOU GET A WEEK OFF OF HOMEWORK. THE NEXT ONE WILL POST ON FRIDAY THE 13th. 

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Lab 7 Polarization

Lab 7 writeup is due in 2 weeks.

 

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Surface (Boundary) Optics

Lecture Slides

Reading: 8.1 A,B; 8.2 A,B,C; 8.3 B

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Guided Wave Optics

Lecture Slides

Reading: 9.2, 9.4 A

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Homework 6

Due Friday Oct. 20

Homework 6 Solutions

 

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NO LAB THIS WEEK

CAN MAKE UP MISSED LABS DUE TO ILLNESS, ETC. THIS WEEK

 

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Optical Devices and Sensors

Lecture Slides

Reading: This is a survey lecture, so course notes will be sufficient.

***Final Project Guidelines***

 

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QUIZ, Optical Devices and Sensors

Lecture Slides

Reading: This is a survey lecture, so course notes will be sufficient.

***Final Project Guidelines***

 

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Homework 7

Due Friday Oct. 27

Homework 7 Solutions

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Lab 8 Devices

 

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Statistical Optics

Lecture Slides

Reading: 12.1 A, B, C

We will have an in-class discussion of your final project ideas today.

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Statistical Optics

Lecture Slides

Reading: 12.2

 

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Homework 8

Due Friday Nov. 3

Homework 8 Solutions

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Lab 9 Spatial Coherence

Camera Quick Guide

 

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QUIZ, Statistical Optics

Lecture Slides

Reading: 12.3 A, B, C

 

 

     

 

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Microscopy: Overview and History of Light Microscopy

Lecture Slides

Reading: Course Notes

Do not redistributed guest lecture slides.

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Homework 9

Due Friday Nov. 17

This will be the last HW set. Due date in two weeks.

Homework 9 Solutions

 

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Lab 10 Temporal Coherence

Sample Data

Mathematica Code

 

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Microscopy: Label-Free Multiphoton Microscopy in Biology and Medicine

Lecture Slides

Reading: Course Notes

 

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Microscopy: Light Scattering and Relevance to Microscopy

Lecture Slides

Reading: Course Notes

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NO LAB THIS WEEK

 

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Optical Sensors

Lecture Slides

Reading: Course Notes

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REVIEW

Link to Lecture

 

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Thanksgiving Vacation

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Thanksgiving Vacation

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Thanksgiving Vacation

 

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Thanksgiving Vacation

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Thanksgiving Vacation 

 

 
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Lab 11 Microscopy

 

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Presentation Schedule

Final Project Presentations.

Presentation Guidelines

 

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Presentation Schedule

Final Project Presentations.

 

 

 

 

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NO LAB THIS WEEK

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Presentation Schedule

Final Project Presentations.

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READING DAY

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FINAL EXAMS BEGIN

Official Final Exam Day (8:00am - 11:00am)

Remember, we don't have a final exam in this class

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