PHYSICS 305RN

The Art and Science of Holography

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Spring 2011
Lecture: 11:00-11:50AM TR, Room 108, Engineering Physical Sciences Building (EPS)
Lab instruction times: To be determined (see section below on labs), Room 215, EPS

Instructor: Randy Babbitt
Office: EPS 210
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:10-2:00pm and Thursday 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Phone: 994-6156
Email:

Lab TA: Steve Price
Office hours in EPS 215: Tuesday 2-3pm and Friday 10-11am
Film is distributed during TA's Office hours!!!!!! If you can't make these times, no problem, see procedure below.
Email:

Syllabus
Syllabus for Spring 2011

Course Description:
PHSX305N
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing. M 151 or equivalent Math Placement Test
-- Beginner's course on creating holograms. Pictorial and geometric interpretations of lasers, interference, coherence, film, and holography enable students with limited science and math backgrounds to create their own holographic masterpieces. Lab techniques and documenting the creative process are emphasized.

Required Course Text:

The Complete Book of Holograms by J. E. Kasper and S. A. Feller, Dover Press, 2001
(available at the bookstore)
The required text supplies most of the knowledge needed for the course in a relatively inexpensive and compact book. The rest of required course material will come from lectures, labs, and web.

Optional Texts:

Shoebox Holography : A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Holograms Using Inexpensive Semiconductor Diode Lasers
by Frank Defreitas, Alan Rhody, Steve Michael
(available from Amazon, $16.95)
This books scope is narrow, but it does cover a few topics not covered in required text, but we will go over these in class. Don’t need to buy it.

Practical Holography by Graham Saxby
(Available at www.integraf.com and available used from Amazon)
This book is excellent, though it attacks holography at a much higher level than required text. This is an excellent for those who wish to continue in holography.

Other Resources:

Holography Sites (will update sites later this year)
Holography Questions and Answers (Email me questions and I will post answers)

IMPORTANT DATES

Dates with “~” are approximate and exact date will be announced later. Changes to these dates will be announced in class and posted here on the web.

1/13 First day of class

1/17 Holiday (Monday)

1/18 Turn in schedules with questionnaires for determining lab times

1/18 Turn in signed departmental cheating policy form.

1/18-1/27 Holoshow set up and open to public in EPS215 9-5

1/20 Tour of holoshow at end of class

1/27 Finish Forming and registering your lab groups

1/31-2/4 First lab instruction meetings (Must attend one meeting time, see times below)

2/8 Quiz 1 (Lectures 1-4)

2/10 First day to start to get film (sorry, delivery was late)

2/21 Holiday (Monday)

2/23 5pm One hologram of three of assignment 1 is due

2/24 Quiz 2

2/25 10am Other two holograms of assignment 1 are due

2/24 – 3/2 (Th, M, T, W) Second lab instruction meetings (Must attend one, see times below)

3/1 Write-up of assignment 1 is due (each student submits one write-up that covers all three holograms)

3/10 Quiz 3

3/14-3/18 Spring Break

3/25 Assignment 2 Holograms (2^nd Gen and Interference) are due by 10am

3/28 – 3/31 (M, T, W,Th) Third lab instruction meetings (Must attend one, see times below)

3/29 Write-up of assignment 2 is due

4/5 Ray-Tracing worksheet due.

4/5 Quiz 4

4/6 9am Proposal abstract for independent project is due (by email to babbitt_teaching2011)

4/15 10am Conical hologram due

4/19 Write-up of assignment 3 due

4/19 Turn in k-vector worksheet

4/19 Quiz 5

4/21 Paper due (if not in class, under my door)

4/22 Holiday (Friday, University Day)

4/26 Hour Exam

4/26 noon - All redone holograms due

4/28 noon - Outside presentation forms due

4/29 5pm Independent project write-ups is due (if not in class on 28^th, then under my door)

Wednesday 5/4 12:00-1:50pm Final Exam period: Present independent projects. No final. Attendance and Presentation required during Final Exam Period.

Labs and Lab Instructions
You must attend all of the Labs Instructions (one for each of Lab 1, 2 and 3) to get full credit
There will be multiple times to choose from for each Lab instruction.

(sign in at the beginning and at the end of the lab)

If you can’t make the lab instruction times, see me before the first lab. If you arrange it with me first, you can make the first half of one of the instructions and the second half of a later instruction. There are no make-up instructions times.

The actual labs are done sometime after the lab instructions. You will do the labs in a group of three. Sign up for a two hour block that works for your group.

No eating or drinking in lab
Holography Lab (EPS 215) is open roughly 9-5 daily. 
If it's locked between 9-5, see me or electronics lab or physics front office.
Access at other times by request.

2011 Lab Instruction Times
LAB 1
You only need to make one of these instruction times for Lab 1.
Labs meet in EPS 215 (the holography lab)
Lab 1 Instruction Times:

1/31/11 Monday 3:10pm-5:00pm
2/1/11 Tuesday 2:10pm-4:00pm
2/2/11 Wednesday 9:00am-10:50am
2/3/11 Thursday 12:10pm-2:00pm

See due dates under “Important Dates”
Get film starting after last instruction lab meeting during TA’s lab hours or just place an order
You don't have to pick the film up during TA office hours!!! Each group will have a film box that is kept on shelf in the holography lab.
When film is needed, the group just puts a post-it on their box with what size and how many pieces of film they need.
They then place the box on TA’s desk in lab. This can be done anytime the lab is open.
During TA office hours, TA will fill the film orders and place box back on shelf.
So when group comes in to make their holograms, the film they need is ready in their individual boxes.

White Light and Transmission Tip Sheet

LAB 2
You only need to make one of these instruction times for Lab 2.
Labs instructions are in EPS 215 (the holography lab)

Lab 2 Instruction Times: 2/24 – 3/2 2011
2/24 Thursday 12:10pm-2:00pm
2/28 Monday 3:10pm-5:00pm
3/1 Tuesday 2:10pm-4:00pm
3/2 Wednesday 9:00am-10:50am

See due dates under “Important Dates”

Interference and 2^nd Generation Tip Sheet

LAB 3
You only need to make one of these instruction times for Lab 3.
Labs instructions are in EPS 215 (the holography lab)

LAB 3 Instruction Times: 3/28 – 3/31 2011

3/28 Monday 3:10pm-5:00pm
3/29 Tuesday 2:10pm-4:00pm
3/30 Wednesday 9:00am-10:50am
3/31 Thursday 12:10pm-2:00pm
See due dates under “Important Dates”

Conical Hologram Tip Sheet
Conical Hologram Tip Sheet

Reading and Homework Assignments

Reading assignments will be announced in class and posted on web.
Read 1-32 in text by 1/18/2011
Read 32-48 in text by 1/25/2011

Other: Projects, Paper, Presentation

Paper Assignment
See due dates under “Important Dates”
See syllabus for details. Syllabus for Spring 2011
More information on papers will be discussed in class.

Presentation Assignment
See due dates under “Important Dates”
Presentation Form
See syllabus for details. Syllabus for Spring 2011
More information on papers will be discussed in class.

Lab Assignments and Write-ups
See due dates under “Important Dates”
Will discuss in class. Also see syllabus for details. Syllabus for Spring 2011

Individual Project
See due dates under “Important Dates”
Will discuss in class. Also see syllabus for details. Syllabus for Spring 2011
Independent Project Ideas
Will go over ideas in class.
Ideas on web:
Here is a non-holographic project idea: Optical Processing Lab (by Steven C. Babbitt)

Lectures

Lecture notes are available at CARDS AND COPIES in SUB the morning of class

Lecture notes can also be printed from web site late the night before class.

I'd suggest printing the 6 slides per page version on paper

View the lecture animation on the computer.
You will need Adobe Acrobat viewer to see *.pdf
The "Animated Lectures in PDF" contain full lecture animation. You can download them and view them in Adobe Acrobat in “Full Screen” mode to see animation.

(Note:  I've left last years presentation up, in case you want to look ahead, but beware I update the lectures each year, so the old lectures will not match the new ones I post. Wait until I move them up before you print them out.  Also, I renumber the lectures as needed.)
Day and Date	Lectures covered, activities, and reading.	Animated Lectures in PDF (download and view in Acrobat Full Screen mode. A ctrl/’l’ in browser works )	Lecture notes in Adobe PDF (6 per page) (Same as notes at Cards and Copies)
Thursday 1/13/11	Go over Syllabus Lecture 01 Syllabus for Spring 2011 Read pages 1-32 in text by 1/18/11	Lecture 01 (Intro to Holography)	Lecture 01 6pp notes
Tuesday 1/18/11	Hand in cheating forms and schedules. Start Lecture 02.	Lecture 02 (Properties of Light)	Lecture 02 6pp notes
Thursday 1/20/11	Continue Lecture 02 Lab meeting times announced Holoshow tour at end of class. Read 33-48 in text by 1/21/11
Tuesday 1/25/11	Finish Lecture 02 and start Lecture 03	Lecture 03 (Wave addition/fringes).	Lecture 03 6pp notes
Thursday 1/27/11	Finish Lecture 03. Start forming lab groups.
Tuesday 2/1/11	Finish Lecture 03 and start Lecture 04. Finish forming lab groups.	Lecture 04 (Coherence)	Lecture 04 6pp notes
Thursday 2/3/11	More of Lecture 04. Finish forming lab groups.
Tuesday 2/8/11	Review and Quiz 1
Thursday 2/10/11	Go over Quiz 1. Answer questions about lab.
Tuesday 2/15/11	Discuss due dates. Lab Safety. Finish Lec 4. Start Lec 5.	Lecture 05 .(Trans vs WL mirrors)	Laser Safety Lecture 05 6pp notes
Thursday 2/17/11	Finish Lecture 5 and start Lecture 6	Lecture 06 (Interfaces/ index reflections)	Lecture 06 6pp notes
Tuesday 2/22/11	Continue with Lecture 6
Thursday 2/24/11	Review and Quiz 2
Tuesday 3/1/11	Continue with Lec 6
Thursday 3/2/11	Finish Lec 6 and start Lecture 7	Lecture 07 (Interference Holo).	Lecture 07 6pp notes
Tuesday 3/8/11	Finish Lec 7
Thursday 3/10/11	Review and Quiz 3
Tuesday 3/22/11	Start Lecture 08	Lecture 08 (2^nd Gen)	Lecture 08 6pp notes
Thursday 3/24/11	Return Quiz 3 Finish Lecture 08, Start Lecture 9	Lecture 09 (Lenses)	Lecture 09 6pp notes
Tuesday 3/29/11	Finish Lecture 09. Work on Ray Tracing Worksheet		Ray Tracing Worksheet
Thursday 3/31/11	Discuss Independent Project Start Lecture 11	Lecture 10 (Ind. Projects) Lecture 11(Conical holo)	Lecture 10 6pp notes Lecture 11 6pp notes
Tuesday 4/5/11	Review, Turn in Ray tracing worksheet Quiz 4
Thursday 4/7/11	Start Lecture 12	Lecture 12 (2 channel and Rainbow holos)	Lecture 12 6pp notes
Tuesday 4/12/11	Start Lecture 13 Work on k-vector worksheet	Lecture 13 (k vectors)	Lecture 13 6pp notes k-vector Sheet
Thursday 4/14/11	Continue Lecture 13 Finish up k-vector worksheet
Tuesday 4/19/11	Quiz 5 Turn in k-vector worksheet
Thursday 4/21/11	Lecture 14 Gratings and HoloSpecs	Lecture 14 (Gratings and holospecs)	Lecture 14 6pp notes
Tuesday 4/26/11	Hourly exam
Thursday 4/28/11	Spatial-Spectral Holography, TA and Instructors Evals, Babbitt Lab Mini-Tour.	(SSH Lecture)
Wednesday 5/4/11 12-2	Independent Project Presentations	Required	Banks of lights will be set up for displaying holograms Bring your independent hologram to class to present (say a few words) and Display (Attendance is required)
See “Important Dates,” “Lab times,” etc. for info about the rest of the semester.	Text and Links below this row are mostly from 2010. Only text and links above this row are for Spring 2011.	Lectures below this row are from 2010. I update them every year so wait until they are updated and moved above to print them out.	Coverage course does change year to year, but not so much that if you want to look ahead and see some of the topics we will be covering, feel free.

Last Updated: 4/20/2011