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2.71/2.710 Optics

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Practice Problems for the Final Exam Posted Monday, May

Sprin 13, 201

g ’ 3

1. (Pedrotti dist is seen w

ant point hose a

sou

rce

A glass plate is sprayed with of light i

uniform opaque particles. When a

consider Fraunhoffer diffraction through random gratings, and use Babinet’s

ngular width is a

s obs bout

erve 2

d !

lo

. Estimate the size of the particles. (H

oking through the plate, a diffuse h int:

alo

Answer:

principle)

T

circul

he diffra ar apert

ction pa ures

t of t

tern he

of a same size

n opaque circul

!

in a !!

!

n ot

a herw

r part ise opa

icle is complementary to that due to

Under the Fraunhofer condition (

!!!

!

!!

!! (^)!

!

que screen. !!! !!

! !!

exp (−𝑖𝑘(𝜃! 𝑥 + 𝜃!

! !! !

!

!

Where 𝜃! ≈ (^)! , 𝜃! ≈ (^)!

For the given problem, we may further assume E(x, y) is a plane wave at normal incidence, and the transmission function t(x, y) for a single as:

particle can be expressed

𝑥!^ + 𝑦!

Where 𝑅 is the radius of the opaque particles.

𝐸 𝑥!, 𝑦!^ ≈

exp (−𝑖𝑘(𝜃!! 𝑥 + 𝜃!! 𝑦)) 1 − 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐(

! ) 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦

𝐸 𝑥!, 𝑦!^ ≈

With 𝑥!^ = ! !

! 𝑘^ ,^ 𝑦

𝛿( 𝑘𝑥^2

2 𝜋𝐽 𝑅 𝑘 + 𝑘

  • 𝑘

2 2

1

2

𝑦 )^ −^ 𝑅^ 2

𝑥 𝑦

𝑅 𝑘𝑥^2 + 𝑘

The ha

𝑦

2

lo is similar to an Airy disc!

We 11_08 provided by Pedrotti:

can evaluate the width of the halo (a second peak) based on the table on Figure

Where 𝛾 = 𝑅 𝑘 2 + 𝑘

From the above table,

𝑥 𝑦

!

Ta find

king the

cent radi

ral us

w of

avel the par

engt ti

h c

at vi le:

sible frequency, λ = 500 nm and given ∆𝜃 = 2 !, we

= 500 𝑛𝑚×

( 2 𝜋)!^

2 =^7463 𝑛𝑚^ =^7.^4 𝜇𝑚

2 = !!^ 𝑅𝜃.

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b) ( point

on

on the

ly ) film

Show at s

distance

that the phase delay of the diverging subject beam, at a

fol the

low film

s w under

hen r<< illumination

. Show also

r that

from the

the amplitude

axis, is given of the

by light

transmitted

𝑙𝑠. This resu by

lts

spherical wavefront, thus a real image on reconstruction.

of the reference beam produces converging

Answer:

derived

The path d in

if a

f rt

erence p (a). Therefore

𝛿 of the divergi the pha

ng beam with respect to the plane wave is se delay is:

!

To a

this system using

nswer last part 𝑘!

of t

he quest 𝑘 !! , 𝑘! =

ion w 𝑘 !! !.

e can calculate the Fresnel diffraction pattern of

𝐸 𝑥′, 𝑦′ ≈ exp ( 𝑖𝑘

! 𝑦 2 𝑧

! ) 1 + cos 𝑘

! exp −𝑖 𝑘𝑥𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦𝑦 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦

𝐸 𝑥′, 𝑦′ ≈ ℱ exp ( 𝑖𝑘

𝑥^2

𝑦^2

  • exp −𝑖𝑘 𝑥^2 +𝑦^2

exp 𝑖𝑘 𝑥 +𝑦 2 𝑠

The Fourier transform of the first term is straight forward:

exp −𝑖𝑘

! .

Likewise, we can express the second and the third term: 1 𝑠 𝑥′!+𝑦′!^1 𝑠 𝑥′!+𝑦′!

th th

e e

opti

rd (^) term indicates a converging wave front towards z=

exp −𝑖𝑘 2 𝑧 𝑠 + 𝑧

exp 𝑖𝑘 2 𝑧 (𝑧 − 𝑠) s ( a real image

) on cal axis.

placed

As shown in the

Figure

a

on surface

B

f

of a

the the

input lens

images L 1 and L

2

The

, 𝑦)and focal

a length

phase mask 𝑡 (𝑥′, 𝑦′) were

2 and a.

th Derive

at of L an

2

2.710 on

is ex ly

pression for t

2 =^. The spacing between L he light distribut

1 and ion on t

L 2 and th

of e

the s

lens

!

n ar

L

e all 2

is f 1 a

he screen.

cree.

b. ( ) Can you suggest a possible application of such an arrangement?

op aq

Figure B. Optical information processing using 2 convex lenses

ue

Answer: a) This problem involves two steps of Fresnel If the illumination is a plane wave, the field b

-­‐ diffra ehind t

ction he first

that l

a

wr

ens ca

re casca

itten as:

n b

ded. e

𝐸! 𝑥, 𝑦 = 𝑡!(𝑥, 𝑦)exp −𝑖𝑘

(𝑥!^ + 𝑦!)

We

!

the let it propagate (z=2a)to the front surface of

th

e second lens:

𝐸

ex

𝑥 p

′, (

𝑦 𝑖𝑘

′ 4 𝑎) 4 𝑎 exp^ (^ 𝑖𝑘^

𝑥′^2 +𝑦′ 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 𝑥 +𝑦 4 𝑎

2 ) 𝑒𝑥𝑝(−𝑖𝑘

′ 2 𝑎

′ )exp ( 𝑖𝑘

2 4 𝑎

2

2

) (^)! 2

𝑡 (𝑥, 𝑦)exp −𝑖𝑘

(𝑥!^ + 𝑦!) 4 𝑎 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦

𝐸! 𝑥′, 𝑦′ =

exp (𝑖𝑘 4 𝑎) ( 𝑖𝑘

𝑥′ +𝑦′ 4 𝑎

exp 4 𝑎

) 𝑒𝑥𝑝(−𝑖𝑘

𝑥𝑥′^ + 𝑦𝑦 2 𝑎

′ )𝑡!(𝑥, 𝑦)𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦

exp (𝑖𝑘 4 𝑎) 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2

Then we can repea

𝐸! t t

𝑥 he a

′, 𝑦′ b

= ove st

4 ep t

𝑎 o t

ex he second

p ( 𝑖𝑘

′ 4 𝑎

le

) ns

ℱ(

!!

𝑡! f=a

𝑥, ):

𝑦 )

𝐸! 𝑥′, 𝑦′ = 𝑡!(𝑥′, 𝑦′)exp −𝑖𝑘

𝐸− 𝑥′, 𝑦′

Finally at the detector screen:

𝐸 𝑥", 𝑦

= exp (

" 𝑖𝑘 4 𝑎) 4 𝑎 exp ( 𝑖𝑘 𝑥"^2 +𝑦" 4 𝑎

2 ) 𝑒𝑥𝑝(−𝑖𝑘 𝑥"𝑥′^ + 𝑦"𝑦 2 𝑎

′ )exp (− 𝑖𝑘 𝑥′^2 +𝑦 2 4 𝑎

′ )𝑡 2 (𝑥′, 𝑦′)𝐸− 𝑥′, 𝑦′ 𝑑𝑥′𝑑𝑦′

2a 2a

Output Plane

f=2a (^) f=a

t

t 2 (x’, y’)

1 (x, y)

We can rewrite the sine in the transmission function using exponentials:

sin 𝑎𝑥 = 2

𝑒!"#^ −

Equation (1) then becomes:

This informs us that the diffraction pattern consists of three beams with incident

!! !

! (^) !"#$%

2

!!!" !"!^ #$!!^! − 𝑒 !!!" !"!^ #$!!^! (2)

angles 𝜃, 𝜃 + , 𝜃 −. (sin 𝜃 ≈ 𝜃) The int 𝐼! ∝ 𝐸!

ensit

!! !!

𝐸!^!^ 𝑡!𝑒

!

! !

∗ !

y of t he field behind the grating:

! !"#$%^ + !!^ 𝑒!!!"^

!"# !

$! !

! − 𝑒!!!"^

!"#$! !

!!

! !

!!!! !

! !"#$%

!! 𝑒!!!!"^

!"# !

$

!!

!!^! − 𝑒!!!!" !"#!^ !!!^!

B) Using back fo

geometric cal plane, neglecting for

optics, determine the location of the resulting spots on the

of the lens. Use your result to show that the wavelength detection limi

now the diffraction effect due to finite width D t, Δλ, of

Answer:

this spectrometer is inversely proportional to grating period.

Using matrix method, we obtain:

!" ! =!

Therefore, x

!"

!"

!"

out f^ α^ in. for^

!!

!"

=

! !"# 𝑓𝜃,^ 𝑓^ 𝜃^ +^

!

!

!"!

. or

! ,^ 𝑓

!

, ! !.

Whe e is approximately the pixel size of the C

!" =^ ±^ 𝑑𝜆^ =^ ±^! 𝑑𝑥

screen.

r

! CD camera placed on the

C)

dx

width D of the lens, estimate the resulting spot width of the diffracted

( 2.710 only ) Now taking into account of the diffract

λ

ion effect due to finit order a

e

the back focal plane at monochromatic wavelength minimum spectral resolution Δλ of the grating spectrometer.

. Evaluate again the

t

Answer:

approximately:

Under 1D approximation, the diffracted spot at back focal plane is

𝐼± ∝ 𝑡!^ !𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐

! {𝑥

Or 𝛿𝑥 > 𝜆 ! !

Combined with part b), we obtain: 𝑑𝜆 = ± ! ! 𝑑𝑥^ >^ ±𝜆^

! !