Chapter 1. Introduction of Optics: A brief histry of optics; Wave motion: 1D waves, harmonic waves, phase and phase
velocity, complex representation, plane waves, the 3D differential wave equation, spherical waves and cylindrical waves.
Chapter 2. Electromagnetic Theory, Photons and Light: Basic laws of electromagnetic theory, electromagnetic waves,
energy and momentum, radiation, light in bluk matter, the electromagnetic-photon spectrum, and quantum filed theory.
Chapter 3. The Propagation of Light: Introduction, Rayleigh scattering, reflection, refraction, Fermat’s principle, the
electromagnetic approach, total internal reflection, optical properties of metals, familiar aspects of the interaction of light
and matter, the Stokes treatment of reflection and refraction, photons, waves and probability.
Chapter 4. Geometrical Optics: introductory remarks, lenses, stops, morrors, prisms, fiberoptics, optical systems,
wavefront shaping, gravitational lensing, thick lenses and lens systems, analytical ray tracing, aberrations, GRIN
systems, concluding remarks.
Chapter 5. The Superposition of Waves: the addition of waves of the same frequency, the addition of waves of different
frequency, anharmonic periodic waves, nonperiodic waves.
Chapter 6. Polarization: the nature of polarized light, polarizers, dichroism, birefringence, scattering and polarization,
polarization by reflection, retarders, circular polarizers, polarization of polychromatic light, optical activity, induced optical
effects-optical modulators, liquid crystals, a mathematical description of polarization.
Chapter 7. Interference: general considerations, conditions for interference, wavefront-splitting interferometers,
amplitude-splitting interferometers, types and localization of interference fringes, multiple-beam interference, applciations
of single and multilayer films, applications of interferometry.
Chapter 8. Diffraction: preliminary considerations, Frauhofer diffraction, Fresnel diffraction, Kirchhoff’s scalar diffraction
theory, boundary diffraction waves.
指定教材:1) Eugene Hecht, Optics (4th Edition), Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 2001
2) Eugene Hecht,张存林 译,光学(Optics)第四版,高等教育出版社,2005 年
推荐参考资料:赵凯华,钟锡华,光学,北京大学出版社,1984 年
Required: 1) Eugene Hecht, Optics (4th Edition), Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 2001
2) Zhang Cunlin, Optics (4th Edition, Chinese Edition), Higher Education Press, 2005
Recommended: Zhao Kaihua and Zhong Xihua, Optics, Peking University Press, 1984