Date

Due            

Lecture Topics

Laboratory

Week 1

25-Jan

Introduction, lasers, Gaussian modes

Experiment # 0 Measurement of Laser Beam

Week 2

1-Feb

HW#1

Hecht 4

Experiment # 1 "Reflection and Refraction of Light"

Week 3

8-Feb

HW #2

Hecht 4

Experiment # 1

Week 4

15-Feb

 HW #2 + Report #1

Hecht 5

Experiment # 2 "Geometric Optics"

Week 5

22-Feb

Hecht 5, 6

Experiment # 2

Week 6

1-Mar

 Report #2

Hecht 8

Experiment # 3 "The Polarization of Light"

Week 7

8-Mar

 HW #3

Hecht 8

Experiment # 3

Week 8

15-Mar

Spring Break

Week 9

22-Mar

 Report #3

Hecht 9

Experiment # 4 "The Michelson Interferometer"

Week 10

29-Mar

 HW #4

Hecht 9

Experiment # 4 

Week 11

5-Apr

 Experiment # 5 "Diffraction of Light"

Week 12

12-Apr

 HW #5

Hecht 11

Experiment # 5

Week 13

19-Apr

Report #5 

Hecht 12

Experiment # 6 "Study of Atomic Spectra"

Week 14

26-Apr

 HW #6

Hecht 13

Experiment # 6

Week 15

3-May

Discussion of Exp #6 and any questions about the course material

Week 16

10-May

2 hours, 2: - 4: PM