PH304 : Physical Optics

Department

Department of

Academic Program

Bachelor in Physics

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

PH101

Overview

Studying the equation of the wave in three dimensions, providing the student with information about light as electromagnetic waves and introducing him to how light diffuses, developing the student's abilities to study some wave phenomena such as interference, diffraction and polarization and their applications.

Intended learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Analyses the equation of the wave in three dimensions.

2. Deals with light as electromagnetic waves.

3. Deduces how light diffuses in different media.

4. Discusses the basic concepts of wave phenomena (interference, diffraction, polarization) and distinguishes their types.

5. Resolves optics problems related to interference, diffraction and polarization phenomena.

6. Uses modern technology from computer and net and others.

7. Acquires communication skills for teamwork.

Teaching and learning methods

· Lectures.

· Research.

Tutorial.

Methods of assessments

The methods of evaluating students in this course are distributed as follows:

o Semester work (40 marks) is divided as follows:

· First written exam (objective questions and problem) (15 marks).

· Second written exam (objective questions and problem) (15 marks).

· Scientific activities (e.g. weekly tests, reports discussion) (10 marks) .

o Final: written exam (60 marks).

Course Contents

Scientific Topic

Week

Wave equation in three dimensions: review of wave equation in one dimension, wave equation in three dimensions, plane wave, cylindrical wave, spherical wave.

1-2

Electromagnetic waves, presentation of Maxwell's equations and their solutions, differentiation phenomenon, propagation of light waves in dielectrics, spectrum of electromagnetic waves

3-4

Light propagation: the laws of refraction and reflection, derivation of Fresnel’s equation of an incident light wave on the surface, total internal reflection, optical properties of metals

4-5

First Exam

5

Interference phenomenon: interference conditions, interference of two beams of a membrane of an electrical dielectric (cilia of equal thickness), Michaelson's device and some applications, determination of wavelength of monochromatic light, determination of wavelength difference of polychromatic light, determination of thin film thickness, binary prism(Fresnel prism), Newton rings

6-8

Diffraction phenomenon: introduction to diffraction phenomenon, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, consistency property, Fraunhofer diffraction (single slit, two slits), diffraction of multiple slit, diffraction grating

9-10

Second Exam

10

Polarization phenomenon: polarization (linear, circular, Elliptical ), Malus's law, Dichroic, dichroic of the crystal, polarization phenomenon of a double-refractive crystal, polarization phenomenon and scattering phenomenon, multispectral polarization, consistency time of multispectral light, spectral interference

11-14

Final Exam

15

References

Title

Author

Edition

Publisher

Place

Physical optics

Hassan Ibrahim Elashhab

2019

Dar Alhekma

Dar Alhekma

Optics

Ahmed Foad Basha

1998

Dar Alfekr AlArabi

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