UNIT-I
Interference: Division of wave front-Fresnel's bi-prism, Division of amplitude–Newton's rings, Michelson interferometer, applications.
Diffraction: Difference between Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Fraunhofer diffraction through a slit. Plane transmission diffraction grating, its dispersive and resolving powers.
Polarization: Polarised and unpolarized light, double refraction; Nicol prism, quarter and half wave plates, Polarimetry; Biquartz and Laurent's half-shade polarimeters,Simple concepts of photoelasticity.
Polarization: Polarised and unpolarized light, double refraction; Nicol prism, quarter and half wave plates, Polarimetry; Biquartz and Laurent's half-shade polarimeters,Simple concepts of photoelasticity.
UNIT-II
LASER: Spontaneous and stimulated emissions, Laser action, characteristics of laser beam-concepts of coherence, He-Ne and semiconductor lasers (simple ideas), applications.
Fiber Optics: Propagation of light in fibres, numerical aperture, single mode and multi mode fibres, applications.
UNIT-III
Wave & Oscillation: Simple concepts of Harmonic Oscillator, resonance, quality factor. E.M. wave theory-review of basic ideas, Maxwell's equations, simple plane wave equations, simple concepts of wave guides and co-axial cables, Poynting vector.
Di-electricity: Molecular theory, polarization, displacement, susceptibility, dielectric coefficient, permitivity & various relations between these, Gauss's law in the presence of a dielectric, Energy stored in an electric field. Behavior of dielectrics in a.c. field-simple concepts, dielectric losses.
UNIT-IV
Special Theory of Relativity: Michelson-Moreley experiment, Lorentz transformations, variation of mass with velocity, mass energy equivalence.
Nuclear Physics: Neutron Cross-section, Nuclear fission, Moderators, Nuclear reactors, Reactor criticality, Nuclear fusion. Interaction of radiation with matter-basic concepts, radiation detectors-ionisation chamber, G.M. Counter, Scintillation and solid state detectors, cloud chamber and bubble chamber.