Wave Optics
Wave Optics wave fronts (surfaces of constant action) are orthogonal to rays (a) spherical wave, (b) plane wave (c) dipole wave, (d) dipole larger distance
Wave Optics basic phenomena: reflection, refraction
Wave Optics polarization circular linear eliptic linear from circular eliptic from circular linear y linear x unpolarized circular Stokes Parameters projection reflection refraction
Gaussian Beams basic relations Solution to the wave equation: in Fresnel approximation
Gaussian Beams wave fronts near the focus Radius of curvature Wave fronts: /2 phase shift relative to spherical wave
Gaussian Beams transmission through optical components: basics Basic relations: Matrix optics for Gaussian beams
Gaussian Beams transmission through optical components: examples Ray optics limit: (z-f)>>z 0 Beam focusing: lens at waist For z 0 >>f Example:beam expander
Gaussian Beams higher order beams Hermite-GaussianBessel Beams
Wave Optics diffraction, interference
Diffraction circular aperture
Fresnel Diffraction Fresnel lensEdge diffraction
Babinet‘s Principle application of the superposition principle non diffracted field= diffracted field + complementary field Circular stop Circular aperture
Wave Optics interferomteres Multi path IFM
Fourier Optics
Wave Optics multiple beam interference