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WIB - wave optics, interference, diffraction


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Long name wave optics, interference, diffraction
Approving CModule WIB_BaET
Responsible
Prof. Dr. Michael Gartz
Professor Fakultät IME
Level Bachelor
Semester in the year summer semester
Duration Semester
Hours in self-study 78
ECTS 5
Professors
Prof. Dr. Michael Gartz
Professor Fakultät IME
Requirements complex number
Mathematics 1 and 2
Physics, generally wave theory
Language German
Separate final exam Yes
Literature
Pedrotti, Pedrotti, Bausch, Schmidt: Optik für Ingenieure. Grundlagen (Springer)
Hecht: Optik (Oldenbourg)
Bergmann, Schaefer, Bd.3, Optik, de Gruyter
Max Born und Emil Wolf, Principles of Optics, Cambridge University Press
Saleh, Teich, Grundlagen der Photonik, Wiley-VCH
Final exam
Details
Written examination with differentiated types of exercises of taxonomy ratings understanding, appliance, analyzing and synthesizing.
That means, within the excersises the terms coherence, interference, diffraction and polarisation have to be understood and can be exerted.The optical terms like harmonic wave, plane wave and spherical wave as well as the model of the electric magnetic wave have to be taken for the solution of an analysed optical question and have to be understood and can be exerted.
Understood and remebered formula and optical prinziple have to be combined for the solving of new types of excercises. Formulas have to be converted.
Minimum standard
50 % of the exercises with different taxonomy ratings correctly processed
Exam Type
Written examination with differentiated types of exercises of taxonomy ratings understanding, appliance, analyzing and synthesizing.
That means, within the excersises the terms coherence, interference, diffraction and polarisation have to be understood and can be exerted.The optical terms like harmonic wave, plane wave and spherical wave as well as the model of the electric magnetic wave have to be taken for the solution of an analysed optical question and have to be understood and can be exerted.
Understood and remebered formula and optical prinziple have to be combined for the solving of new types of excercises. Formulas have to be converted.

Learning goals

Knowledge
optical settings align
Light in the description of wave optics
delimitation of the wave optics to the geometrical optics
Wave equation
mathematical definition of a wave
electric field strength
magnetic field strength
mathematival description of waves
harmonic wave
definition of intensity
interference of waves
superposition principle = linear system
Two beam interference:
mathematical description
Michelson interferometer
Young's Double slit experiment
Mach-Zehnder interferometer
interference at thin layers
coherence
definition of the coherence
temporal coherence / spectral distribution
spatial coherence / geometrical dilatation
Diffraction
elementary waves
Huygen's principle
Fraunhofer diffraction
diffraction at a slit
diffraction at a circular aperture
diffraction at a grating
diffracton at a zone plate
resolution power of optical instruments
Rayleigh criterion
Fraunhofer diffraction as Fourier transformation
transmission function of a slit
Fresnel diffraction
diffraction regime
Fresnel diffraction images
Fresnel zones
Fresnel zone plate
diffraction at a slit
Babinetsches principle
polarisation
generation of polarised light
Brewster angle
dichroism
birefringence
reflection
scattering
linear, circular and elliptical polarisation
presentation of polarisation states as superposition of two linear polarised waves
mathematical description of polarisation
Jones vectors, Jones matrices
polarisation of active optical components

Skills
calcualtion of
field strength and intensity of two beam interference
coherence length
coherence time
spectral width of light source
contrast
path difference and phase difference
defining of
the wave function and
the complex wave function
generation
of a harmonic grating,
of polarised light
determination of
states of polarisation
of chromatic lenght aberration of a zone plate
distinguish / denominate
the interference phenomenon in case of polarised light
of astigmatism of a zone plate
Expenditure classroom teaching
Type Attendance (h/Wk.)
Lecture 2
Exercises (whole course) 1
Exercises (shared course) 0
Tutorial (voluntary) 0
Special literature
keine/none
Special requirements
none
Accompanying material
Presentation slides for the lecture as pdf-files
exercise task as downloadable files
Separate exam
none

Learning goals

Skills
align of optical settings
make record series of measurements and document them
generate diagrams
checking results for plausibility
recognize and understand correlations
make error analysis
realize basical optical set-ups, assemble, align, make a functional check
investigate natural scientific and technical principles by optical set-ups
project record series of measurements,
estimate error effects,
check the suitability of the set-up
make the evaluation of self generated record series of measurements
present measurement values graphically
calculate implicit values in correct mathematical manner from measurement values
recognize logical errors and name them
simulate measurement values with given formulas
compose a traceable report
describe the conceptual formulation
state the method of resolution
represent the results in a clear manner
discuss the results in a technical, academic manner
work on complex technical tasks by teamwork
organize in subtasks
present the results and make a critical discussion
Expenditure classroom teaching
Type Attendance (h/Wk.)
Practical training 1
Tutorial (voluntary) 0
Special literature
keine/none
Special requirements
none
Accompanying material
written instructions to each experiment as pdf-files
Separate exam
none

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