Test 2 will be completed in-class, without reference material. It will be a 1-hour test.
Without reference materials, students should be able to:
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Find the position of the minima in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a single slit. |
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Describe the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a circular aperture and comment on how this limits the resolving power of optical instruments. |
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Calculate the maximum resolution of optical instruments |
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Solve simple problems involving two-slit and multiple-slit interference. |
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Work problems involving interference from thin films. |
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Define temporal and spatial coherence. |
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Describe the essential features of a LASER. |
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Describe how images can be processed by manipulating their Fourier transform. |
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Describe the essential features of optical processing. |
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Define the point-spread function and elaborate on the convolution theorem. |
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Define linear, elliptical, and circular polarization and how to produce linear and circular polarized light beams. |
Review the notes, assignments 6-9, and in-class problems 8 - 12.