Modern Optics Project Laboratory

by David Dunmeyer

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This text covers a wide range of topics, including: polarization properties of light, reflection and refraction, coherence and interference, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, holography, imaging and transforming properties of lenses, spatial filtering, two-lens coherent optical processor, optical properties of materials, lasers, electro-optic, acousto-optic and liquid-crystal light modulators, optical detectors, optical waveguides and fiber-optic communication systems.

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Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subjects
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. Title Page
  3. Info Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Safety, Polarization States of Optical Waves, Dielectric Reflection and Geometric Optics
  7. 1.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  8. 1.2: In-lab Exercises
  9. 2: Coherence and Interferometry
  10. 2.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  11. 2.2: In-lab Exercises
  12. 3: Diffraction
  13. 3.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  14. 3.2: In-lab Exercises
  15. 4: Holography
  16. 4.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  17. 4.2: In-lab Exercises
  18. 5: Electro-optic, Acousto-optic and Photorefractive Light Modulation
  19. 5.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  20. 5.2: In-lab Exercises
  21. 6: Solid-State and Gas Lasers
  22. 6.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  23. 6.2: In-lab Exercises
  24. 7: Optical Waveguides and Fibers
  25. 7.1: Pre-lab Exercises
  26. 7.2: In-lab Exercises
  27. Back Matter
  28. Index
  29. Glossary
  30. Detailed Licensing