Topics:

• Maxwell's equations.
• Elementary solutions.
• One-dimensional problems.
• Scattering from finite scatterers.
• Diffraction from infinite structures.
• Optical waveguides.
• Photonic crystals.
• Nonlinear optics.

   Lecture notes:

Brief lecture notes (updated on Feb. 27, 2008) can be downloaded here.

   Programs:

• MATLAB program for computing transmission and reflection spectra of a 1D multilayer structure.

   Reference books:

We do not have a textbook. Brief lecture notes will be distributed in class. Some useful reference books are:
• Principle of Optics, by Max Born and Emil Wolf.
• Fundamentals of Photonics, by B.E.A. Saleh and M.C. Teich.

   Requirements:

Your final grade will be calculated from the following components:
• Final Exam --- 50%,
• Mid-semester test --- 15%,
• Marked homework assignments --- 35%.