1. Geometric optics:

1.1. Matrix analysis of optical systems.

1.2. Seidel’s aberration theory.

1.3. GRIN Systems optics.

1.4. Computational analysis of optical systems.

2. Waves:

2.1. Oscillations. Normal states in oscillation. Continuous systems. Waves.

2.2. Waves in one, two, and three dimensions. Stationary waves.

2.3. Wave packets. Group velocity.

Mechanical waves in one dimension.

2.1. Transversal waves on rope. Longitudinal waves on a spring.

2.2. Acoustic waves and acoustic pressure waves.

3.1 Spherical and cylindrical waves.

3.2. Transverse waves in a membrane.

3.3. Stationary wave states in a membrane.

4.1. Electromagnetic waves.

4.2. Dispersive optical media.

4.3. Light polarization.

5.1. Interference of two waves.

5.2. Fraunhofer diffraction. One slit, two slits, N slits. Diffraction networks.

5.3. Circular Aperture Diffraction. Airy Pattern. Optical resolution.

6. Fresnel diffraction. Fresnel’s zones. Fresnel Lenses.

7. Kirchhoff and Fresnel’s Diffraction. Fresnel integrals. Edge diffraction.

8. Refraction and reflection of waves between two media.

8.1. Fresnel equations for optics.

8.2. Rayleigh equations for acoustics.

9. Interferometry. Interferometers. Interferometric filters.

10. Optical fibres. Propagation modes. Application analysis.

11. Lasers. Population inversion. Stimulated emission. Resonant cavities and their own ways. Types of lasers. Properties of the laser light.

12. Holography. Analysis of the physical principle and applications.

HECHT & ZAJAC. Optics. (existe trad.; ed. Gulbenkian).

PEDROTTI, F. L.; PEDROTTI, L. S. (1992). Introduction to Optics.

FERREIRA, Mário (2003). Óptica e Fotónica.

FRENCH. A. (1992). Vibrations and Waves. (existe trad. em castel.).