Sound and electromagnetic waves and optics bookboon. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. May cover material you are not responsible for but which will benefit your general education on the subject matter. Ray optics and optical systems 3 power of a spherical surface 314 magni. Formerly of department of physics, imperial college of science and technology, london, uk. This course covers the physics of waves on strings, electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics, interference, diffraction, and image formation. Optics is an essential for most research in physics. Nature of light, geometrical optics, optical instrumentation, dispersion, prisms, and aberrations, wave equations, em waves, polarization, fresnel equations, production of polarized light, superposition of waves interference of light, coherence, fraunhofer diffraction, fourier optics, characteristics. You can skip questions if you would like and come back to them. Waves and optics regular waves and optics worksheets and solutions wr1b. If you would rather have copies of the notes to print out, you may find the pdf or postscript versions more useful. According to wave theory of light, the light is a form of energy which travels through a medium in the form of. Hecht, optics 4th edition highly recommended lecture.
Physics notes for class 12 chapter 10 wave optics wave optics describes the connection between waves and rays of light. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field pdf. Discussion of the concept of a wave equation, and how it can be solved using harmonic waves, some examples on waves, mathematical representation of. In the following we discuss several applications of fermats principle to. Optics uses vibrations and waves to explain many optical phenomena. Colors such as these are direct evidence of the wave character of light. In optics, typically consider simplified solution to a 1d wave equation. Maxwells equations and wave equation for light, polarization, reflection and refraction, coherence and interference, diffraction, ray optics. This book is a calculus based treatment of waves, sound waves, interference of waves, electric force, electrical energy, capacitance, circuits, magnetism. Topics covered here include the nature of light and wave parameters. Rogue waves and analogies in optics and oceanography. Simulation of electromagnetic waves propagation in nanooptics with a high order discontinuous galerkin timedomain method. In our daily lives we face many examples of waves and oscillations.
Because light is an electromagnetic wave, other forms of electromagnetic. Simulation of electromagnetic waves propagation in nanooptics. The visualization of the debroglie wave also needs the background of vibrations and waves. Vibrations and waves are among the most important types of motion found in nature. Waves and optics stony brook physics stony brook university. With wave opticscommonly referred to as physical opticswe are able to account for. Wave optics, also referred to as physical optics, is the branch of optics that enables important phenomena such as interference, diffraction, and polarization to be understood. Radio waves, tv waves, x rays and ultrasound waves used in medical diagnosis and. What is the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave. Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Not guaranteed to cover all the material you are responsible for on the homework or exams.
A plane containing the vibrations of polarised light is called plane of vibration. Sound waves, water waves, seismic waves mechanical waves. Vibrations from machinery and vehicles can cause various unpleasant and dangerous physiological effects. Our instructors present an overview of optics and waves in this engaging chapter. Choose your answers to the questions and click next to see the next set of questions.