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    HSC132 PHYSICAL prism-plane polarization
    OPTICS AND LIGHTING 4.4 Circular, elliptical polarization
    1. NATURE OF LIGHT production, detection and behavior.
    1.1 Wave theory of light short comings of 4.5 Polarization by selective absorption-
    wave theory dichorism.
    1.2 Quantum theory –dual nature of light. 4.6 Optical activity-Fresnel’s half shade
    polarimeter.
    1.3 Mathematical representation of wave-
    S.H.M.-energy composition of S.H.M. in a 4.7 Basic principals of holography.
    straight line and at right angles. 4.8 Brewster’s Law
    1.4 Huygen’s principal- Laws of reflection 5. SPECTRUM
    and refraction at spherical surfaces and 5.1 Spectrum
    lenses
    5.2 Sources of spectrum, Bunsen- carbon,
    1.5 Fermat’s principal mercury, sodium.
    1.6 The paraxial region 5.3 Emission and absorption spectra-
    1.7 Ray and wave theory classification –visible- ultraviolet and infra
    2. INTERFERENCE red spectra- electromagnetic spectrum
    2.1 Description of phenomena-Young’s 5.4 Radiometry and spectroscopic
    experiment, coherent sources, phase and instruments.
    path difference, intensity. Theory of 6. SCATTERING
    interference fringes 6.1 Scattering
    2.2 Interference in thin films-interference 6.2 Rayleigh’s scattering.
    due to reflected and transmitted light-
    Lloyd’s single mirror. 6.3 Raman scattering.
    2.3 Colors of thin films-wedge shaped thin 6.4 Elements of EM theory in vector rotation
    films testing of planeness of surface. and propagation of a wave in anisometric
    2.4 Newton’s rings experiment-refractive Medium.
    index of liquid 6.7 Surface tension.
    2.5 Non-reflecting films 6.8 Viscosity.
    2.6 Visibility of fringes. 7. Interferometer – demonstration
    3. DIFFRACTION 8. Higher Order Aberration and Zernike
    3.1 Diffraction Polymers.
    3.2 Single slit, qualitative and quantitative.
    3.3 Circular aperture.
    3.4 Double slit pattern and Kirchoff’s
    integral
    3.5 Multiple slits grating
    3.6 Reflection grating and the zone plate.
    4. POLARISATION
    4.1 Polarization
    4.2 Polarization of transverse waves-light as
    transverse waves.

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