PHYSICS 7540 - Optics and Photonics
| Career: | Postgraduate Coursework |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 2 |
| Campus: | North Terrace |
| Contact: | Up to 5 hours per week |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
| Pre-Requisite: | Sufficient Physics and Mathematics knowledge equivalent to 'Assumed Knowledge' |
| Assumed Knowledge: | PHYSICS 2520 or PHYSICS 2525, PHYSICS 3542, MATHS 2101 or MATHS 2201, MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2202 or equivalent |
| Incompatible: | PHYSICS 3230, PHYSICS 3001, PHYSICS 3540 |
| Assessment: | Tests, practical work, written exam |
| Syllabus: |
This course provides students with a working knowledge of optics and photonics, including wave optics, physical optics and introductory laser physics. It also provides a basis for further study in photonics. Wave optics content: solutions of the wave equation, including Hermite-Gaussian laser modes, optical cavities, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction integrals; Fourier optics; Array Theorem; amplitude and phase spatial filtering. Physical optics content: Fresnel equations; Lorentz electron oscillator model & dispersion, polarisation, birefringence and applications; optical activity; Faraday effect. Laser physics content: laser resonators; Einstein coefficients; stimulated amplification of light; laser oscillators; mode control; overview of some real lasers. |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 2 | Mon 05/08/2024 | Wed 14/08/2024 | Fri 13/09/2024 | Fri 25/10/2024 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 20180 | LE01 | 15 | 13 | 22 Jul - 9 Sep | Monday | 3pm - 4pm | Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre |
| 24 Jul - 11 Sep | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 26 Jul - 26 Jul | Friday | 10am - 11am | Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room | ||||
| 26 Jul - 13 Sep | Friday | 2pm - 3pm | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 16 Aug - 16 Aug | Friday | 10am - 11am | Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room | ||||
| 6 Sep - 6 Sep | Friday | 10am - 11am | Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room | ||||
| 30 Sep - 21 Oct | Monday | 3pm - 4pm | Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 2 Oct - 23 Oct | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 4 Oct - 25 Oct | Friday | 2pm - 3pm | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 11 Oct - 11 Oct | Friday | 10am - 11am | Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room | ||||
| Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 20356 | WR01 | 15 | 13 | 1 Aug - 12 Sep | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room |
| 3 Oct - 24 Oct | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
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