GENERAL HANDOUTS

6.2370 LABORATORY WRITEUP TEMPLATES

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.

6.2370 and 6.6370 PROBLEM SETS AND LABS FALL 2023

One homework problem set will be handed out almost every week, for the first seven weeks, 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 02-09-23 02-16-23  (pdf)
LAB 0-Safety 02-14-23   (pdf)
LAB 1A - Single-Lens Imaging 02-14-23   (pdf)
LAB 1B - zoom projector and near-eye zoom telescope Design 02-21-23   (pdf)
PS 2 - EM Waves, Polarization, Jones matrices 02-16-23 02-28-23 (pdf)
LAB 2 - Polarization, waveplates, dielectric reflection 02-28-23   (pdf)
PS 3 - Coherence & Interference 02-28-23 03-07-23 (pdf)
LAB 3 - Interferometers 03-07-23   (pdf)
PS 4 - Diffraction 03-07-23 03-16-23 (pdf)
Lab 4 - Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction 03-14-23   (pdf)
PS 5 - Holography 03-21-23 04-06-23 (pdf)
LAB 5A - Holography 03-21-23   (pdf)
Quiz 1 03-23-23 (In Class) (pdf)
LAB 5B - Holography (make your hologram) 04-04-23   (pdf)
PS 6 - 3-D non-holographic imaging systems 04-06-23 04-13-23 (pdf)
LAB 6 - 3D Imaging demo; Design, build a near-eye 3-D stereoscopic system (optional) 04-11-23 (pdf)
PS 7 - EO, AO, LC,  PR light modulation 04-13-23 04-20-23 (pdf)
LAB 7 - EO, AO, LC , PR  light modulation 04-18-23 (In Class) (pdf)
Quiz 2 04-25-23 (In Class) (pdf)
LAB 8 - Fourier optics demo 04-27-23 (In Class) (pdf)
LAB 9 - Lasers demo 05-04-23 (In Class) (pdf)
Final Project Presentations 05-16-23 (In Class) (pdf)

QUIZZES

6.237 / 6.637 SAMPLE QUIZ PROBLEMS

SampleQuiz1Problems(pdf) - Please read the first page before asking or sending the course staff questions!

SampleQuiz2Problems(pdf) - Please read the first page before asking or sending the course staff questions!

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