Homework Assignment #11
Diffraction
What you will learn from this
section
- what diffraction is, and how it limits performance of an
optical system
- optics vocabulary for this
section:
- Diffraction
- Airy disk
- Diffraction limit
- Why pointillism works
How to approach this material
- Read chapter 6, Wave Optics, from pages
129-136
- Visit these web sites for more
information.
- Do the homework problems.
If you have questions
- Send an email
- Post a question in the discussion
forum
- Talk with a mentor, or another student (we
learn best when we help each other!)
- Stop by the Virtual Classroom during posted
office hours
When you are finished
- Email your homework
to me by the due date.
- Check the calendar for the due date for the
lab.