B.Sc. (Physics) Syllabus, Kakatiya University, Warangal CBCS pattern in Semester System (w. e. from 2016-2017) B.Sc. (Physics) - Il Year Semester ~ IV Total: 48 hrs Paper - IV:: Optics (Hrs week) (wee the academic year 2017-18) Unit I: Interference: (12) Principle of superposition — coherence — temporal coherence and spatial coherence — conditions for Interference of light. Interference by division of wave front: Fresnel’s biprism — determination of wave length of light. Determination of thickness of a transparent material using Biprism ~ change of phase on reflection ~ Lloyd's, mirror experiment, Interference by division of amplitude: Oblique incidence of a plane wave on a thin film due to reflected and transmitted light (Cosine law) — Colours of thin films — Non-reflecting films — interference by a plane parallel film illuminated by a point source — Interference by a film with two non-parallel reflecting surfaces (Wedge shaped film) — Determination of diameter of wire-Newton’s rings in reflected light with and without contact between lens and glass plate, Newton's rings in transmitted light (Haidinger Fringes) — Determination of wave length of monochromatic light — Michelson Interferometer — types of fringes - Determination of wavelength of monochromatic light, Difference in wavelength of sodium Dj,D3 lines and thickness of a thin transparent plate, Unit If: Diffraction: (12) Introduction — Distinction between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, Fraunhofer diftraction:- Diffraction due to single slit and circular aperture ~ Limit of resolution ~ Fraunhofer diffraction due to double sit Fraunhofer diffraction pattern with N slits (diffraction grating). Resolving Power of grating ~ Determination of wave length of light in normal and oblique incidence methods, using diffraction grating, Fresnel diffraction-Fresnel’s half period zones ~ area of the half period zones -7one plate Comparison of zone plate with convex lens — Phase reversal zone plate — diffraction at a straight edge — difference between interference and diffraction. Unit II1: Polarization (12) Polarized light : Methods of Polarization, Polarizatioin by reflection, refraction, Double refraction, selective absorption , scattering of light - Brewster's law ~ Malus law ~ Nicol prism polarizer and analyzer Refraction of plane wave incident on negative and positive crystals (Huygen’s explanation) — Quarter wave plate, Half wave plate — Babinet’s compensator - Optical activity, analysis of light by Laurent’s half shade polarimeter: Unit IV: Aberrations and Fiber Optics : (12) Introduction - Monochromatic aberrations, spherical aberration, methods of minimizing spherical aberration, coma, astigmatism and curvature of ficld, distortion. Chromatic aberration — the achromatic doublet — Removal of chromatic aberration of a separated doublet. Fiber Optics : Introduction ~ Optical fibers ~ Types of optical fibers ~ Step and graded index fibers ~ Rays and modes in an optical fiber — Fiber material — Principles of optical fiber communication and advantages of optical fiber communication, NOTE: Problems should be solved at the end of every chapter of all units. Att, Dr. B. Venkatram Reddy Chairman, Board of Studies in Physics, KU, Wel Date: 24 Aug, 2016 & S# June, 2017B.Sc. (Physics) Syllabus, Kakatiya University, Warangal CBCS pattern in Semester System (w. e. from 2016-2017) Suggested books Optics by Ajoy Ghatak. The McGraw-Hill companies Optics by Subramaniyam and Brijlal. S. Chand & Co. Fundamentals of Physics. Talliday/Resnick/Walker.C. Wiley India Edition 2007. Optics and Spectroscopy. R. Murugeshan and Kiruthiga Siva Prasath. S. Chand & Co. Second Year Physics ~ Telugu Academy. Modern Engineering Physics by A.S. Vasudeva. S.Chand & Co, Publications. Feyman’s Lectures on Physics Vol. 1,2,3 & 4, Narosa Publications. Fundamentals of Opties by Jenkins A. Francis and White E. Harvey, McGraw Hill Inc. K. Ghatak, Physical Optics’ 10. D.P. Khandelwal, Optical and Atomic Physics’ (Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay,1988) I. Jenkins and White: "Fundamental of Optics’ (McGraw-Hill) 12. Smith and Thomson: ‘Optics’ (John Wiley and sons). B.Sc. (Physics Practicals) — II year Semester - IV Paper — IV:: Optics Practicals Thickness of a wire using wedge method. Determination of wavelength of light using Biprism. Determination of Radius of curvature of a given convex lens by forming Newton’s rings. Resolving power of grating. Study of optical rotation-polarimeter. Dispersive power of a prism Determination of wavelength of light using diffraction grating minimum deviation method Wavelength of light using diffraction grating — normal incidence method. Resolving power of a telescope 10, Refractive index of a liquid and glass (Boys Method). 11. Pulftich refractometer ~ determination of refractive index of liquid. 12, Wavelength of Laser light using diffraction grating een anaene Note: Minimum of eight experiments should be performed Maximum of 15 students per batch and maximum of three students per experiment should be allotted in the regular practical class of three hours per week. Suggested Books 1. D.P. Khandelwal, “A laboratory manual for undergraduate classes” (Vani Publishing House, New Delhi) 2. S.P. Singh, “Advanced Practical Physics” (Pragati Prakashan, Meerut), 3, Worsnop and Flint- Advanced Practical physics for students, 4. “Practical Physics” R.K Shukla, Anchal Srivastav. Att, Dr. B. Venkatram Reddy Chairman, Board of Studies in Physics, KU, Wel Date: 24 Aug, 2016 & S# June, 2017