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OS6016 Interferometry and Interferometers Last Revised: 2024-03-08
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(2022) E. Hecht: Optics 5th Ed 2016 Secondary references M. Born and E. Wolf: Principles of Optics 7th Ed 2002 D.G. Smith: Field Guide to Physical Optics 2013 E. Goodwin & J. Wyant: Field Guide to Interferometric Optical Testing 2006 Malacara: Optical shop Testing 3rd Ed 2007 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470135976 F. Tr?ger: Handbook of lasers and optics 2nd Ed 2012 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-19409-2 P. Hariharan: Optical Interferometry“

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)
Midterm Exam Test 1~7 lectures
Lecture 8 Two-beam interference
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“




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