1. Wave Optics

2. Wave Optics wave fronts (surfaces of constant action) are orthogonal to rays (a) spherical wave, (b) plane wave (c) dipole wave, (d) dipole wave @ larger distance

3. Wave Optics basic phenomena: reflection, refraction

4. Wave Optics polarization circular linear eliptic linear from circular eliptic from circular linear y linear x unpolarized circular Stokes Parameters projection reflection refraction

5. Gaussian Beams basic relations Solution to the wave equation: in Fresnel approximation

6. Gaussian Beams wave fronts near the focus Radius of curvature Wave fronts:  /2 phase shift relative to spherical wave

7. Gaussian Beams transmission through optical components: basics Basic relations: Matrix optics for Gaussian beams

8. 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

9. Gaussian Beams higher order beams Hermite-GaussianBessel Beams

10. Wave Optics diffraction, interference

11. Diffraction circular aperture

12. Fresnel Diffraction Fresnel lensEdge diffraction

13. Babinet‘s Principle application of the superposition principle non diffracted field= diffracted field + complementary field Circular stop Circular aperture

14. Wave Optics interferomteres Multi path IFM

15. Fourier Optics

16. Wave Optics multiple beam interference