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Modern Optics Podcast

Recorded class lectures from Peter Beyersdorf's Physics 158 (Modern Optics) class at San Jose State University from the Spring of 2008. Recordings will be added twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursday... Read more

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Diffraction

Diffraction

We look at Fraunhofer diffraction from a slit and for a Gaussian beam. We use Huygen's principle and also discuss Babin... Read more

8 Apr 2008

1hr 15mins

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More Fiber Optics

More Fiber Optics

We discuss unconventional types of fibers including photonic crystal fibers

3 Apr 2008

58mins

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Fiber Optics

Fiber Optics

We introduce the basic principles and parameters associated with fiber optics

1 Apr 2008

1hr 17mins

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Coherence

Coherence

We introduce the coherence function and look at the relationship between coherence, bandwidth and linewidth.

20 Mar 2008

57mins

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Fabry-Perot Interferometer

Fabry-Perot Interferometer

We look at the transmission of a Fabry-Perot interferometer and discuss properties like the free spectral range, finesse... Read more

13 Mar 2008

1hr 16mins

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Michelson Interferometer

Michelson Interferometer

We investigate the Michelson interferometer and the relationship between physical parameters and the interference term.

28 Feb 2008

1hr 15mins

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Superposition

Superposition

We investigate the behavior of multiple waves that overlap in space and time.

19 Feb 2008

1hr 14mins

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Wave equation

Wave equation

We look at Maxwell's equations and use them to find the wave equation for electromagnetic radiation. We then investigat... Read more

14 Feb 2008

1hr 10mins

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Thick Lenses

Thick Lenses

We introduce thick lenses and discuss parameters necessary to describe them. We go on to introduce ray matrices.

14 Feb 2008

1hr 14mins

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Thin Lenses

Thin Lenses

We introduce the thin lens equation and the lens makers formula and the concept of ray tracing.

5 Feb 2008

1hr 16mins

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