Experimental optics and photonics (Summer Term 2010)

Slides

• 19 Apr (0,9 MB) - 26 Apr (0,7 MB) - 10 Mai (1,0 MB) - 31 Mai (0,7 MB) - 07 Jun (0,3 MB) - 14 Jun (0,5 MB)
• 21 Jun (2,0 MB) - 28 Jun (0,1 MB) - 05 Jul (0,7 MB) - 12 Jul (1,7 MB) - 19 Jul (1,0 MB)

Exam

The exam will be held on monday, 26 Jul 2010, in the lecture hall 2 of the Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics (INF 227) from 9.15 - 11 pm.
One DIN A4 sheet with notes can be brought to the exam.

Exercises

• Exercises #01 (Due Date: 19 Apr 2010)
• Exercises #02 (Due Date: 26 Apr 2010)
• Exercises #03 (Due Date: 03 Mai 2010)
• Exercises #04 (Due Date: 10 Mai 2010)
• Exercises #05 (Due Date: 17 Mai 2010)
• Exercises #06 (Due Date: 24 Mai 2010)
• Exercises #07 (Due Date: 07 Jun 2010)
• Exercises #08 (Due Date: 14 Jun 2010)
• Exercises #09 (Due Date: 21 Jun 2010)
• Exercises #10 (Due Date: 28 Jun 2010)
• Exercises #11 (Due Date: 12 Jul 2010)

   

Contents

1. classical optics
   1. wave optics
   2. ray optics
   3. fourier optics
2. optical components and systems
   1. polarisational optics
   2. wave guides und fiber optics
   3. optical instruments
3. photonics and quantum phanomena
   1. quantum nature of light
   2. optical resonators
   3. laser
4. manipulation of light
   1. acustical, electro, magneto optics
   2. non-linear optics
   3. ultra fast optics

Literature

• Grundlagen der Photonik / Fundamentals of photonics - Bahaa E. A. Saleh und Malvin Carl Teich, Wiley

Prerequisites

• Fundamental atomic and molecular physics (PEP3 and PEP4)
• Basic knowledge in quantum physics (PEP3 and PEP4)