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Dop Course Outline
OS6016 Interferometry and Interferometers
Last Revised: 2018-04-11
Course Objectives
This class introduces the properties and theories of optical interference and applies to thin-film optics and interferometers.
Prerequisite
Textbook Primary References
S.H. Chen Interferometry and Interferometers(2012)
E. Hecht: Optics 4th Ed 2001
Secondary references
E. Goodwin & J. Wyant: Field Guide to Interferometric Optical Testing 2006
Malacara: Optical shop Testing 2nd Ed 1992
M. Born and E. Wolf: Principle of Optics 7th Ed 2007
P. Hariharan: Optical Interferometry(*)
W.H. Steel: Interferometry 2nd Ed 1983
K.J. Gasvik: Optical metrology 1987
M. Klein & T. Furtak: Optics 2nd Ed 1986
Francon: Optical Interferometry
Jenkins & White : Fundamentals of Optics
Topical Outline OS6016 Syllabus
Lecture Section Covered
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Maxwell’s Eq., Wave Eq.
Lecture 3 Wave Eq.(con’t), Polarization
Lecture 4 Polarization(con’t), Retarder, Compensator
Lecture 5 Basic interference, Beam division
Lecture 6 Coherence
Lecture 7 Coherence (con’t)
Lecture 8 Two-beam interference
Midterm Exam Test 1~8 lectures
Lecture 9 Two-beam interference(con’t)
Lecture 10 Multi-beam interference
Lecture 11 Multi-beam interference(con’t)
Lecture 12 Thin films
Lecture 13 Multilayer films
Lecture 14 Interferometry
Lecture 15 Interferometry (con’t)
Final Exam Test all lectures
Prerequisite
Textbook Primary References
S.H. Chen Interferometry and Interferometers(2012)
E. Hecht: Optics 4th Ed 2001
Secondary references
E. Goodwin & J. Wyant: Field Guide to Interferometric Optical Testing 2006
Malacara: Optical shop Testing 2nd Ed 1992
M. Born and E. Wolf: Principle of Optics 7th Ed 2007
P. Hariharan: Optical Interferometry(*)
W.H. Steel: Interferometry 2nd Ed 1983
K.J. Gasvik: Optical metrology 1987
M. Klein & T. Furtak: Optics 2nd Ed 1986
Francon: Optical Interferometry
Jenkins & White : Fundamentals of Optics
Topical Outline OS6016 Syllabus
Lecture Section Covered
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Maxwell’s Eq., Wave Eq.
Lecture 3 Wave Eq.(con’t), Polarization
Lecture 4 Polarization(con’t), Retarder, Compensator
Lecture 5 Basic interference, Beam division
Lecture 6 Coherence
Lecture 7 Coherence (con’t)
Lecture 8 Two-beam interference
Midterm Exam Test 1~8 lectures
Lecture 9 Two-beam interference(con’t)
Lecture 10 Multi-beam interference
Lecture 11 Multi-beam interference(con’t)
Lecture 12 Thin films
Lecture 13 Multilayer films
Lecture 14 Interferometry
Lecture 15 Interferometry (con’t)
Final Exam Test all lectures
