Objectives and competences
Students obtain the basic knowledge fromlinear and
nonlinear optics and understand the basics of the optical
study of materials.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Wave and particle nature of light; spatial and temporal
coherence; polarization.
Diffraction and refraction on a plane surface.
Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction.
Light propagation in matter: Maxwell equations in
matter, wave equation, complex index of refraction, light
propagation in isotropic dielectrics, light propagation in
conducting media, anisotropic optical materials, light
propagation in crystals and liquid crystals, double
refraction, electro-optic and magneto-optic effects,
modulators, optical retarders, conoscopy.
Nonlinear optics: symmetries in crystals, second- order
nonlinear susceptibilty, frequency doubling, four wave
mixing.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures with demostration experiments
Theoretical excercises
supervised individual work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and Understanding:
Fundamental understanding of the principles of modern
optics.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
The modern optics course is a prerequisite to understand
several actual engineering problems in e.g.
optoelectronics, in medical imaging, in material research,
…
Readings
1. G. R. Fowles, Introduction to Modern Optics, 2nd. Ed. (Dover, New York, 1989).
2. R. D. Guenther, Modern Optics (Wiley, New York, 1990).
3. G. Brooker, Modern Classical Optics (Oxford Master Series in Atomic, Optical and Laser Physics) (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003).
4. M. Fox, Optical Properties of Solids (Oxford Master Series in Condensed Matter Physics), 2. izdaja (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010).
5. I. Drevenšek Olenik in M. Vilfan, Optika (Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Ljubljana, 2023).
6. M. Čopič in M. Vilfan, Fotonika (Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Ljubljana, 2020).
7. katerikoli učbenik s področja moderne optike, laserjev, optoelektronike ali fotonike in optičnih lastnosti materialov
Prerequisits
preknowledge of the Oscillations and Waves,
Electromagnetism, Mathematical Physics 1 and 2 and
Modern Physics.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Active work at theoretical exercises;
Solving of theoretical exercises and their
defense;
Oral exam
