KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Prof.Dr. Fida F. AL-ADEL
Professor of Physics, KFUPM
Senior Editor, Asian Journal of Spectroscopy
Ex. Permanent Delegate of Saudi Arabia
to UNESCO (April 2001 –June 2005)
KFUPM Box  732
31261 DHAHRAN
Phone  966-3-860-2269
Fax  966-3-8601285
Email: ffadel@kfupm.edu.sa
Home page link:
http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/phys/ffadel/
Physics 211 Optics
First Semester 2010-2011 (Term 101)
1.
Course Description
An introductory course in Geometrical and Physical Optics. Topics covered include:
nature and propagation of light; image formation-paraxial approximation; optical instruments;
superposition of waves; Fourier analysis of anharmonic periodic waves and wave packets; twobeam and multiple-beam interference; polarization; Fraunhofer and Fresenel diffraction;
holography and lasers.
2.
Pre-requisite (Physics 102)
3.
Textbook:
“Introduction to Optics” by F. Pedrotti and L. Pedrotti, 3rd Edition
(Pearson Inter. Edition 2007)
4.
Grading Policy:
Class-work
Laboratory
First major exam
Second major exam
Final exam
5
Percentage
20
20
15
15
30
Laboratory work
The lab work score will be based on any or a combination of the lab reports, lab
quizzes, lab exam.
6
Major and final examinations
First major Exam
Second Major Exam
Final Exam
7
(Chapters 1-5 )
(Chapters 7-11)
Comprehensive
Attendance:
DN grade will be given to student absences exceeding 6 lectures or 3 labs.
Professor Fida F. AL-ADEL
Copy to: Chairman, Physics Department
COURSE AND LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Month
Day
Sep.
Sun 26
Sep.
Tues 28
Oct
Sun 3
Oct.
Oct.
Tues 5
Sun 10
Oct.
Oct.
Tues 12
Sun 17
Oct.
Oct.
Tues 19
Sun 24
Week
Topic
1 Introduction. Nature and Production of Light
1 Imaging by an Optical System
2 Imaging by an Optical System
Refractive Index and Colours
2 Thin Lenses
3 Ray Tracing by Matrix Method
Some Elementary Concepts and Techniques of Optical System
Design
3 Significance of System Matrix Element
4 Stops, Pupils and Windows
Image Formation by Lenses
4 Magnifiers, Microscopes, Telescopes
5 Superposition Principle
Detector for Optical Radiation
Chapter/Section
Ch.1 + 19.2
2.1-2.5
2.6-2.8
2.9 – 2.11
18.1 – 18.5
18.6 – 18.8
3.1, 3.3
3.5, 3.6, 3.7
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Oct.
Oct.
Tues 26
Sun 31
Nov.
Tues 2
Nov.
Sun 7
Nov.
Nov.
Tues 9
Nov.
10-22
Tues.
23
Sun 28
Nov.
Dec.
Tues 30
Sun 5
Dec
Dec
Tues 7
Sun 12
Dec.
Dec
Tues 14
Sun 19
Dec
Dec
Tues 21
Sun 26
Dec
Jan
Tues 28
Sun 2
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Tues 4
Sun 9
Tues 11
Sun 16
Sun 16
Nov.
5 Standing Waves
6 Review
Wave Optics, Superposition of Waves I
Interference of Light.
6 .Applet
Interference in Dielectric Films
7 Applet
Wave Optics, Superposition of Waves II
7 Film-thickness Measurement by Interference.
5.4, 5.5, 5.6
7.1, 7.2, 7.3
7.4, 7.5
7.6, 7.7
EID AL_ADHA
8 Michelson Interferometer
8 Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Wave Optics, Light Interferece
8.1 – 8.4
8.4, 8.5 …
9 Fiber Optics
9 Fraunhofer diffraction.
Michelson’s Interferometer
10 Rectangular and Circular Apertures
10 Diffraction from Many Slits
Polarization of Light
10
11.1, 11.2
11 The Diffraction Grating
11 Fresnel Diffraction
Diffraction of Light
12 Circular Aperture
12 Rectangular apertures and Review
Fresnel’s Diffraction at a circular Aperture and Spherical
Obstacles (or diffraction grating)
13 Matrix Treatment of Polarization
13 Mathematics Representation, Jones Matrices
Multiple interference in thin films(?)
14 Production of Polarized Light
14 Polarization by Reflection
15 Review.
15 Laser Basics
15 Last day of classes
12.1 -12.4
13.1- 13.3
11.3, 11.4
11.5, 11.6
13.4 -13.6
13.7
14.1
14.2
15.1-15.3
15.4 -15.6