Department of Physics

10ΕΛΕ03 Applied Optics

Course webpage:  https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS161

Course outline

Course content

• First- and third-order optical imaging theory. Ray tracing. Optical aberrations of lenses and mirrors. Optical abberation correction.
• Optical systems. Image quality criteria.
• Interference. Interferometry. Diffraction (near and far field). Spectrographs.
• Holography. Optical waveguides. Optical materials. Optics of solids.
• Polarization. Polarimetry. Fourier optics.
• Laboratory experiments.