Course Objectives This class introduces students to equipment and techniques for setting up optical experiments and making measurements in the lab. The labs are set up to demonstrate some fundamentals of optics – geometric optics and wave optics.  

Prerequisite

Textbook

Topical Outline "1. Measurement of Light Speed
2. Properties of Light (Reflection and Refraction)
3. Measurement of Refraction Index
4. Imaging
5. Polarization
6. Coherence
7. Diffraction
8. Interference
9. Gratings
10. Fizeau Interferometer
11. Michaelson Interferometer
12. Fabrey-Perot Interferometer"