Optics and Instruments (OAI)
2015

Recommended Books

Optics, 4th edition, by Eugene Hecht, published by Addison Wesley, available at book stores
Physics of Light and Optics, by Justin Peatross and Michael Ware, published by Brigham Young University, available at http://optics.byu.edu/textbook.aspx
Observational Astrophysics, by Pierre Lena, published by Springer, available at book stores
Astrophysical Techniques, by C.R.Kitchin, published by Institute of Physics Publishing, available at book stores
Field Guide to Astronomical Instrumentation, by C.U.Keller, R.Navarro, B.R.Brandl, published by SPIE, available at online

Contact Information

Name Email Phone Room
Christoph Keller keller -at- strw.leidenuniv.nl (071) 527 8427 Oort 569
Matthew Kenworthy kenworthy -at- strw.leidenuniv.nl (071) 527 8455 Oort 567
Martin van Exter exter -at- physics.leidenuniv.nl (071) 527 5927 Huygens 904
Andrew Ridden-Harper arh -at- strw.leidenuniv.nl (071) 527 6502 Oort 454


Course Outline

iCal version of this course schedule
Date Time Location Topic Chapters Instructor Download
9.9.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Introduction to the Course, Foundations of Optics Hecht 1-4 Keller Introduction, Lecture
9.9.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
16.9.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Geometrical Optics Hecht 5, 6 Keller Lecture
16.9.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
23.9.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Wave Optics: Diffraction and Interference Hecht 10.1-10.3, 9.3; BYU 10 complete, 11.2-11.5 van Exter Lecture
23.9.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
30.9.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Polarization Keller Lecture
30.9.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
7.10.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Matrix description of beam propagation and Gaussian beams Hecht 11 complete, BYU 9 complete, 10 complete, 11.1, 11.6, 11.7 van Exter Lecture
7.10.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
14.10.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Telescopes Kenworthy Lecture
14.10.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
21.10.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Thin Films and Coatings Keller Lecture
21.10.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
28.10.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Optical Design Keller Lecture
28.10.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
4.11.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Imagers and Detectors Kenworthy Lecture
4.11.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
11.11.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Spectrographs Kenworthy Lecture
11.11.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
18.11.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Optical coherence and optical etendue Hecht 12 complete, BYU 8 complete van Exter Lecture
18.11.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
25.11.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Interferometers Kenworthy Lecture
25.11.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper Exercises
2.12.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Polarimeters Keller Lecture
2.12.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper
9.12.2015 13:45-15:30 HL 414 Lecture: Microscopes Hecht 13.2
9.12.2015 15:45-17:30 HL 411 Exercises Ridden-Harper


Examination

The examination will take place on 18 December 2015 from 14:00 to 17:00 in HL414

Updated: 2015-12-17T17:26:05+01:00