Text:  “Optics” 1 ed., A. Ghatak, McGrawHill, 2009

Reference: “Optics” 4 ed., E. Hecht, Springer, 2001

Topics include:

1. Geometric Optics - Fermat principle, paraxial image formation, matrix methods in optics,
      and aberrations
   

2. Physical Optics - interference and diffraction
   

3. Electromagnetic character of light - EM waves and Polarization
   

Laboratory experiments organized by topic

1. Geometric optics - reflection, refraction, image formation, and aberrations
   

2. Lens design using ZEMAX
   

3. Interference - Newton’s rings, Fizeau fringes, interference filters
   

4. Speed of light - pulsed method
   

5. Diffraction
   

6. Polarization - Malus law, phase retarders
   

7. Fresnel’s equations
   

and many more offered as independent projects at the end of the semester