GENERAL HANDOUTS

6.637 PROBLEM SETS

One homework problem set will be handed out almost every other 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.

6.637 PROBLEM SETS, FALL 2021

Problem Set Issue Date Due Date Download
Lab Safety Guidelines (please read) 09-14-21 09-14-21 (pdf)
PS 1 - Geometric optics 09-14-21 09-21-21 (pdf)
PS 2 - EM-waves, polarization, reflection, Jones vector and matrices 09-21-20
09-28-21
(pdf)
PS 3 - Coherence & Interference 10-05-21 10-12-21 (pdf)
PS 4 - Diffraction 10-12-21 10-19-21 (pdf)
Quiz 1 10-26-21 (In Class) (pdf)
PS 5 - Holography 10-28-21 11-04-21 (pdf)
PS 6 - EO, AO, LC,  PR light modulation 11-04-21 11-11-21 (pdf)
Lectures on lasers 11-16-21 11-18-21 (pdf)
PS 7 - Lasers 11-16-21 11-30-21 (pdf)
LAB 7 - Lasers demo 11-18-21 (In Class) (pdf)
Quiz 2 11-23-21 (In Class) (pdf)
Lecture on Fourier optics 11-30-21   (pdf)
LAB 8 - Fourier optics demo 11-30-21 (In-Class) (pdf)
Lecture on 3-D near-eye imaging systems 11-02-21   (pdf)
Lecture on photodetectors 12-07-21   (pdf)
Final Project Presentations 12-09-21 (In Class) (pdf)

QUIZZES

6.161 / 6.637 SAMPLE QUIZ PROBLEMS

PracticeQuiz1Problems(pdf) - Please read the first page before asking sending the course staff questions!

PracticeQuiz2Problems(pdf) - Please read the first page before asking sending the course staff questions!

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