Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. İsmail YARİÇİ

Learning Outcomes

1.	Understand the basics of polarization optics
2.	to be able to model the compenents of polarization optics
3.	Understand the polarized light matter interaction
4.	to be able to design measurement system by using polarization optics
5.	Ability to characterize materials using polarization optics

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Masud Mansuripur, Classical Optics and its Applications, 2d edition (Cambridge U Press, 2009)
2.	Dennis Goldstein, Polarized Light, Third Edition, (CRC Press, 2010)
3.	P. Yeh and C. Gu, Optics of Liquid Crystal Displays, (John Wiley & Sons, 1999)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

INTRODUCTION: Importance of polarization, Polarized light in nature

Week 2 - Theoretical

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY OF LIGHT: Electromagnetic waves, Poynting vector, intensity

Week 3 - Theoretical

ELECTROMAGNETIC DESCRIPTION OF POLARIZED LIGHT:Jones vectors, Stokes vectors, Poincare sphere. Coherence. Interference of polarized light. Fresnel equations

Week 4 - Theoretical

ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS: Uniaxial and biaxial materials, Birefringence, Dichroism, Optical activity.

Week 5 - Theoretical

POLARIZATION ELEMENTS: Polarizers, Retarders, Polarization dependent loss, Polarization mode dispersion, Achromatic Field of view effects.elements,

Week 6 - Theoretical

POLARIZATION CALCULUS: Jones calculus, Mueller calculus, depolarization, Pauli matrix decompositions and the structure of the polarization calculi, Matrix roots and order independent decompositions.

Week 7 - Theoretical

MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS: Linear and Circular Birefrenge, Linear and Circular Dichroism.

Week 8 - Theoretical

MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS: Faraday and Kerr spectrum - Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Theoretical

MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS: Faraday and Kerr spectrum.

Week 10 - Theoretical

ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS: Electro-optical faraday and Kerr Effect.

Week 11 - Theoretical

POLARIMETRY: Light measuring, Sample measuring, Spectropolarimetry, Imaging polarimetry, Ellipsometry, Mueller matrix polarimetry.

Week 12 - Theoretical

POLARIZATION MODULATORS: Electro-optic, Magneto-optic, Liquid crystal, Photo elastic.

Week 13 - Theoretical

TRANSMISSION TYPE MEASUREMENT SETUP: Theory, design and comparison of transmission type setups.

Week 14 - Theoretical

REFLECTION TYPE POLARIZATION MEASUREMENT SETUPS: Theory, design and comparison of reflection type setups.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Assignment	1	%5
Quiz	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	5	3	112
Assignment	1	12	3	15
Quiz	1	12	2	14
Midterm Examination	1	23	3	26
Final Examination	1	30	3	33
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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