OPT-410

Advanced Optics

Updated: August 10, 2016

Information is subject to change without notice!

 

Instructor: Scott Teare, Electrical Engineering Dept, New Mexico Tech.

Class Textbook: None

Reference Textbooks: Optical Shop Testing, Malacara, Modern Optical Engineering, Smith; Optics, Hecht & Zajac; + various scientific papers.

Location: Workman, 117

Class Schedule:

Regular class: Mondays at 3pm

Course Credit: 3 cr, 3 cl

Prerequisites: OPT 400 or permission of instructor

Enrollment: Open

Course Evaluation:

Task

Description

Date

Worth

Lecture

In class lecture on a specific interferometer

TBD

20%

Paper

Research paper on interferometer

November 17, 2006

20%

Problems

Assigned Problems

Due end of each chapter

20%

Exam

Take home exam

November 24, 2006

40%




Topic Coverage-Approximate Dates:


Homework Problems:


Assignments:


Presentations:


Oct 30 -Radial Shearing: MM & RS

Nov 6 -Fizeau: DW&PB

Nov 13 -Twyman-Green:IB&KW

Nov 20 -Lateral Shearing: HJ&JS


Created December 27, 2004

Modified July 28, 2006