22 episodes

Recorded class lectures from Peter Beyersdorf's Physics 158 (Modern Optics) class at San Jose State University from the Spring of 2008. Recordings will be added twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Modern Optics Podcast Peter Beyersdorf

    • Education

Recorded class lectures from Peter Beyersdorf's Physics 158 (Modern Optics) class at San Jose State University from the Spring of 2008. Recordings will be added twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

    Modulators

    Modulators

    We look at the behavior of electrooptic devices as amplitude and phase modulators.

    • 1 hr
    Birefringence

    Birefringence

    We look at birefringence in crystals and discuss optical activity and the Faraday effect.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Polarization of light

    Polarization of light

    We look at the vectorial nature of light and describe polarization in terms of Jones vectors

    • 56 min
    Diffraction from Double Slits

    Diffraction from Double Slits

    Diffraction from a double slit is discussed. The convolution theorem is presented and the grating equation is derived. (incomplete)

    • 18 min
    More Diffraction

    More Diffraction

    We look at the relationship between far-field (Fraunhofer) diffraction and the Fourier transform, and explore the diffraction pattern of a uniformly illuminated circular aperture, which leads to the Rayleigh criterion for resolution in an optical system

    • 53 min
    Diffraction

    Diffraction

    We look at Fraunhofer diffraction from a slit and for a Gaussian beam. We use Huygen's principle and also discuss Babinet's principle

    • 1 hr 15 min

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