Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics

Fall Semester 2023, Wednesday 13:00-14:45, Engineering Lecture Room 246. Please check the ITC-LMS course page for details.

Class schedule changes

Please check the information at ITC-LMS.

Textbook

Eugene Hecht, "Optics" (Ed. 5, Pearson, 2016) ISBN: 978-1292096933, 978-0133977226

You will need the textbook for your homework assignments. Ed. 5 is recommended, but Ed. 4 is also acceptable.

Additional references

Bahaa E. A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich, "Fundamentals of Photonics" (Ed. 2, Wiley-Interscience, 2007) ISBN: 978-0471358329
Max Born, Emil Wolf, "Principles of Optics" (Ed. 7, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1999) ISBN: 978-0521642224

Homework

There will be homework assignments every week. Late homework solutions are not eligible for resubmission. Homework submitted later than a week will not get full credit. If submitted later than 3 weeks from the original due date they will not count towards your grade. You may discuss with your friends and consult the web and books, BUT no copying.

Important: Read the instructions below carefully as you may not get full credit if your solution is not formatted correctly. Prepare solution as a single pdf file with A4 page size setting. Write your name at the top left corner and your student ID number at the top right corner. Submit with a filename shorter than 50 characters and a file size below 5MB.