# Calendar

Course calendar.

SES # | TOPICS | IMPORTANT DATES
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1 | Nature of Light |
2 | Geometrical Optics | Problem Set 1 Posted
3 | Optical Instrumentation, Magnifier Lens, Microscopes, Telescopes |
4 | Matrix Methods in Paraxial Optics | Problem Set 1 Due
5 | Apertures and Stops | Problem Set 2 Posted
6 | Gradient Index Lenses, Hamiltonian Optics |
7 | Review of Geometrical Optics | Problem Set 2 Due
8 | Quiz 1 |
9 | Electromagnetic Wave Equations |
10 | Eikonal Equations, Gradient Index Lenses, Hamiltonian Optics |
11 | Superposition of Waves, Interference, Optical Interferometry | Problem Set 3 Posted (optional)
12 | Spatial Fourier Transforms |
13 | Math Tutorial on Spatial Fourier Transforms | Problem Set 3 Due (optional), Problem Set 4 Posted
14 | Fraunhofer Diffraction | Problem Set 5 Posted
15 | Diffraction Gratings | Problem Set 4 Due
16 | Fresnel Diffraction and Examples | Problem Set 6 Posted
17 | Examples of Coherent Spatial Filtering | Problem Set 5 Due
18 | Optical Imaging Systems with Spatially Incoherent Engineering Illumination, Resolution in Optical Systems, Pupil |
19 | Field Trip to Center for Astrophysics | Problem Set 6 Due
20 | Fresnel Diffraction, Depth of Field and Depth of Focus, Holography | Quiz 2 (Take Home) Posted
21 | Gaussian Beams, Principles of Lasers |
22 | Vector Properties of Electromagnetic Fields: Polarization, Waveplates; Birefringence | Quiz 2 (Take Home) Due
23 | Project Presentations |
24 | Project Presentations (cont.) |
25 | Review of Scalar and Vector Wave Optics, Outlook |