Course Outline: OPSE301, Fall 2008
Introduction to Optical Science and Engineering
Prerequisites: Phys 121
Instructor: Dr. John Federici, Office: 474T, 596-8482; email: federici@adm.njit.edu
Office Hours: Monday and Thursday 2:30
TA's: Usha Tumkur Gururajarao utg2@njit.edu
Course Materials: Optics, 4rd Edition, Hecht, ISBN 0-8053-8566-5; MATLAB (available for download from NJIT web page) or similar analysis and plotting software. NOTE: EXCEL is good at making plots for reports, but it is NOT sufficient for fitting data to an arbitrary function.
Note: The laboratory manual will be distributed in class or via the world wide web. OPSE web address: http://www.njit.edu/v2/Directory/Centers/OPSE/
OPSE Lab Open Hours: OPSE lab (642-4956) will be open during Monday 11:30AM-1pm or by appointment. By departmental policy, there must be a TA or Instructor present when you are in the OPSE lab.
Assignments: You are responsible for all weekly reading and homework assignments listed in this outline. The reading should be completed BEFORE class each week. Homework assignments should be turned in at the beginning of class each week. (It is considered Late if it is not turned in by the end of class.) For each HW assignment, you will receive credit for a 'reasonable' attempt at each problem. Laboratory reports are normally due ONE WEEK after the experiment is completed. Homework assignments are due in class ONE WEEK after the material is started in class. Please consult the course web page for an updated calendar of due dates for assignments. I will log in HW and Lab assignments when they are turned in at class. A list of students' assignments that I have received will be updated after each class on the course web page.
Late HW Policy: Any Late HW is scored as a zero. NO LATE HW
WILL BE accepted. HW that is NOT turned in during class time is considered
to be late. One second after the class period ends is considered late.
Late Lab Report Policy: Any Labs turned in after due date/ time will be
given 1/2 credit if turned in within two days of the due date/ time. After that,
no credit will be awarded.
EMail/ Alternative Methods of Delivery Policy: The instructor is not
responsible for assignments turned in outside of class time (in my mailbox,
under my door) or not delivered by email. If assignments are delivered by email,
it must be date stamped BEFORE the due date/ time. I will log them in when I
receive them. THE INSTRUCTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST EMAILS, COMPUTER
CRASHES, ETC.
THERE WILL BE NO DEVIATION FROM THE Late HW, Late Lab report, or the
Email/ Alternative Delivery Policy.
Groups and Working
Together: You will work with one partner for these experiments. You are
encouraged to help each other with homework and laboratory assignments. It
is expected (although not required) that lab groups will present the same raw
data in their laboratory reports. However, each student MUST submit an
individual laboratory report with their own analysis, graphs, and discussion.
DO NOT CUT AND PASTE your laboratory reports from other students’ work.
Attendance: It is expected that you will attend every class. Please be PROMPT. If you anticipate an absence, please let your lab partner and your instructor know immediately. If you miss a class, it is YOUR responsibility to come in during open lab hours to make up the laboratory experiment. Absence from class DOES NOT alter the deadlines for turning in labs or assignments.
Cell Phone/ Laptop Computer Policy: Cell Phones are not permitted in the OPSE lab during classtime. Laptop computers are not allowed to be used during lectures.
Exams: Final Exam (to be announced).
Grades: Final counts as 20% of total course grade. Lab reports count as 55%. Homework counts as 15%. Design Assignment counts as 10%.
Grades of below 50% will considered to be failing.
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Week |
Topic |
Text Assignment |
HW Problems |
Lab assignment |
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1 |
Properties of Waves, EM Spectrum, Safety, Examples of Imaging/ Photodetectors |
Ch 1, 2, 3.6 |
P:2.1, 2.3, 2.13, 2.15, 2.20, MATLAB Curve Fitting HW Sample Data for MATLAB HW |
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2 |
Index of Refraction/ Total Internal Reflection |
Ch 4.1-4.5,4.7 |
P:4.8, 4.16, 4.22, 4.25, 4.55, 4.58 |
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3 |
Mirrors, Lens |
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P:5.5, 5.10, 5.20, 5.33, 5.40 |
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4 |
Fiber Optics, Optical Systems, and Sensors |
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P: 5.38, 5.58, 5.84, 5.88 |
Lab 14 (WORD) Lab 14 (PDF) (OMITTED FALL 2008) |
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5 |
Vibrations/ Waves |
Ch 7.1-7.2 |
P: 7.1, 7.3, 7.6, 7.13, 7.29 |
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6 |
Interference/Interferometers |
Ch 9.1-9.5 |
P: 9.3, 9.8, 9.17, 9.27, 9.36 |
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7 |
Diffraction/ Gratings |
Ch 10.1-10.2 |
P: 10.7, 10.8, 10.25, 10.28, 10.29 |
Lab 13 (cont.) |
|
8 |
EM Nature of light |
Ch 3.1-3.3 |
P: 3.7, 3.14, 3.19, 3.23, 3.49 |
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9 |
Polarization |
Ch 4.6-4.9 Ch 8.1-8.6 |
P: 4.41, 4.51, 8.5, 8.9, 8.29, 8.33 |
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10 |
Waveplates/
Chirality |
Ch 8.7-8.12 |
P: 8.48, WEEK10 HW Sheet |
Lab 3 (cont.) |
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11 |
Dispersion, Spectrometers, and Spectroscopy |
Ch 3.4-3.5 |
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Lab 12 Lab 12 - BME (WORD) (OMITTED FALL 2008) |
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12 |
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Lab 12 (cont.) |
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13 |
Design Projects |
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Lab 12 (cont.) |
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14 |
REVIEW for FINAL |
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Lab Number |
Topic |
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2 |
Refraction/ Reflection (a) Snell's Law (b) Total Internal Reflection |
|
3 |
Polarization-- Wave plates and polarizers |
|
5 |
Absorption dye |
|
7 |
Detection of light -- Photodiode detectors |
|
12 |
Spectroscopy and Light Sources |
|
13 |
Michelson Interferometer |
|
14 |
Fiber Optics Principles and Position Sensor |