Waves and Optics
Course, Bachelor's level, 1FA522
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 October 2023–14 January 2024
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits science/technology. One of the courses Mechanics II/Electrical Power Transmission Systems/Mechanics KF/Applied Mechanics I/Mechanics. Participation in one of Basics of Electrical Engineering III: Field Theory/Electromagnetism I/Electromagnetism (or one of the courses can be taken in parallell).
- Selection
-
All qualified applicants will be admitted.
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- Application fee: SEK 900
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
- Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833
- Application deadline
- 17 April 2023
- Application code
- UU-13069
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 17 October 2023–30 October 2023
- Information on registration.
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–17 March 2024
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits science/technology. One of the courses Mechanics II/Electrical Power Transmission Systems/Mechanics KF/Applied Mechanics I/Mechanics. Participation in one of Basics of Electrical Engineering III: Field Theory/Electromagnetism I/Electromagnetism (or one of the courses can be taken in parallell).
- Selection
-
All qualified applicants will be admitted.
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- Application fee: SEK 900
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
- Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833
- Application deadline
- 16 October 2023
- Application code
- UU-63069
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 14 December 2023–14 January 2024
- Information on registration.
About the course
Basic concepts within wave physics, mechanical/acoustical waves, electromagnetic waves and optics.
Electromagnetic waves and optics: reflection, refraction, dispersion, phase and group velocity, Geometrical optics, optical instruments. Polarisation, optical activity, birefringence. Interference. Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Holography. Examples of radiation sources. Overview of manufacturing of optical components using modern technology.
Laboratory exercises in ray optics, wave optics, interference, polarisation. Project assignment and mandatory hand-in exercises in optics.
Syllabus
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2023
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2022, version 2
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2022, version 1
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2020
- Syllabus valid from Spring 2020
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2019
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2015, version 2
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2015, version 1
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2012
- Syllabus valid from Autumn 2008
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2023
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2022, version 3
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2022, version 2
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2022, version 1
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2020
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2019
- Reading list valid from Spring 2016
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2015
- Reading list valid from Spring 2012, version 2
- Reading list valid from Spring 2012, version 1
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@physics.uu.se
- +46 18 471 35 21