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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2018/2019

Physics III - Optics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 480-2043/02
Abbreviation FYZIII
Course title Physics III - Optics
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Ondřej Životský, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Subject outline:
1. Geometric optics, optical devices, eye.
2. Wave function, wave equation, plane and spherical waves, monochromatic and polychromatic light.
3. Interference, diffraction, light coherence.
4. Electromagnetic optics, energy of elmag. waves, Maxwell equations in homogeneous isotropic materials.
5. Conductive materials, relations between absorption and dispersion.
6. Reflection and transmission of waves, Fresnell relations, polarization of light, Faraday effect.
7. Interaction of radiation with material, photoelectric effect, optical and X-ray spectra, lasers.

Povinná literatura

SALEH B. E. A., TEICH, M. C. Fundamentals of Photonics. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2nd ed., 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-35832-9.

Doporučená literatura

Papers in scientific journals focused on optics and optical properties of materials.