OPTICS 310: Physical Optics 1 (2007)

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Exam Dates:   Exam 1: 17 Sept.        //        Exam 2: 19 Oct.
                        Exam 3: 19 Nov.        //        Final Exam: Wed. 12 Dec. 11am - 1pm, Rm 205

Instructor: Professor Swartzlander
      Office (Lab): OSC 550 (576)
      Office Hours: Monday 1:15 pm or Contact Me
      Phone: (520) 626-3723
      E-Mail: grovers at optics...
      Course Home Page: www.u.arizona.edu/~grovers/opti310/2007/opti310.html

Teaching Assistant: Joshua Kim
      Email: optisciguy@gmail.com
      Office Hours: TBA

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ABOUT OPTI310:
This course will be taught in three parts: Fundamentals, Fourier Analysis, and Applications. Active learning skills will be required to master the material. Take notes in class and during your independent reading of the text books. Copy your notes and include your own annotations. Generate your own plots and diagrams to develop a graphical understanding of the material. Ask your instructor for clarifcations when needed. Keep in mind that this is an introductory course; therefore focus on learning the basics. You can easily spend a lifetime developing a deep understanding of any one of the topics we'll discuss.
The textbook by Fowles is consise whereas Hecht's descriptions are elaborate. Use the lectures and homework as a guide to focus your reading.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Professor Swartzlander explores physical optics phenomena that are analogs of hurricanes. Called "optical vortices" these intriguing waves are of interest to both scientists and engineers. The unique properties of these waves open new questions about wave-particle duality, coherence, and angular momentum. What is more, they open new opportunities in imaging science, wave-matter interactions, and astronomy. Most recently his group has explored ways to observe planets beyond our solar system using an optical vortex phase lens to block light from the parent star. Prof. Swartzlander attended Johns Hopkins (PhD), Purdue (MS), and Drexel (BS) Universties. He was a physics professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for eight years and has been at the Optical Sciences Center for six years. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, and is currently a topical editor for the prestigious journal, Optics Letters.

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