6.161 Problem Sets and Quizzes

For the required writeups of the laboratory exercises, The MOL staff will provide specific information for each one. However, for the final project, we suggest using the OSA "A" template for article submission. Alternatively, you can use the American Institute of Physics templates. Or you may decide to use the SPIE templates or the IEEE templates. Be sure to follow the style guide associated with the template you use.

6.161 PROBLEM SETS

One homework problem set will be handed out almost every week and will be due one week later. Points will be deducted for homework handed in late. Homework will not be accepted after the solutions have been handed out.

Problem Set/Lab	Issue Date	Due Date	Download
PS 1 - Geometric Optics	09-10-19	09-17-19	(pdf)
LAB 0-Safety	09-11-19		(pdf)
LAB 1A - Single-Lens Imaging	09-11-19		(pdf)
LAB 1B - zoom projector and near-eye zoom telescope Design	09-18-19		(pdf)
PS 2 - EM Waves, Polarization, Jones matrices	09-17-19	09-25-19	(pdf)
LAB 2 - Polarization, waveplates, dielectric reflection	09-25-19		(pdf)
PS 3 - Coherence & Interference	09-24-19	10-01-19	(pdf)
LAB 3 - Interferometers	10-02-19		(pdf)
PS 4 - Diffraction	10-01-19	10-08-19	(pdf)
Lab 4 - Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction	10-09-19		(pdf)
PS 5 - Holography	10-08-19	10-22-19	(pdf)
LAB 5A - Holography	10-23-19		(pdf)
LAB 5B - Holography (make your hologram)	10-30-19		(pdf)
Quiz 1	10-17-19	(In Class)	(pdf)
PS 6 - EO light modulation	10-25-19	10-31-19	(pdf)
LAB 6 - EO light modulation	11-06-19		(pdf)
PS 7- Fourier Optics	10-31-19	11-07-19	(pdf)
LAB 7 - Fourier Optics	11-05-19	(In-Class)	(pdf)
PS 8 - 3-D Near Eye Systems	11-07-19	11-14-19	(pdf)
LAB 8 - 3-D Near-eye Display (make your own)	11-13-19		(pdf)
Quiz 2	11-26-19		(pdf)
PS 9 - Lasers	12-03-19	(In Class)	(pdf)
LAB 9 - lasers	12-05-19	(In Class)	(pdf)
Final Project Presentations	12-10-19	(In Class)	(pdf)