Engineering Physics

Chapter 1 Interference and Diffraction – Coherent Sources, Condition of Interference, Fresnel’s Biprism, Fresnel’s Biprism Experiment, Displacement of Fringes, Interference in Thin Film, Non-Reflecting Film, Wedge Shaped Film, Newton’s Ring, Diffraction of Light, Fraunhofer Diffraction at a Single Slit, Plane Transmission Diffraction Grating or Diffraction at N-Slits, Formation of Multiple Spectra with Grating, Dispersive Power of Grating, Raleigh’s Criterion of Resolution, Resolving Power of Grating

Chapter 2 Polarization and Laser – Double Refraction, Ordinary and Extra-ordinary Rays, Nicol Prism, Theory of Production of Plane, Circularly and Elliptically Polarized Lights, Production of Plane, Circularly and Elliptically Polarized Light, Retardation Plates, Optical Activity, Polarimeter, Laser / Einstein’s Coefficients, Ruby Laser Helium-Neon Laser, Principle of Laser Action, Introduction to Optical Fiber, Numerical Aperture (NA) and Acceptance angle and Cone, Advantages of Optic Fiber

Chapter 3 Electromagnetics – Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Gauss’s Divergence Theorem, Stoke’s Theorem, Ampere’s Circuital Law, Displacement Current, Equation of Continuity, Maxwell’s Equation, Electromagnetic Waves, Poynting Theorem, Magnetic Properties of Materials, Diamagnetic, Paramagnetic and Ferromagnetic Materials, Langevin’s Theory of Diamagnetism, Hysteresis

Chapter 4 Quantum Mechanics – Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Photoelectric Effect, Compton Effect, Wave Nature of Particle, Wave Velocity, Group Velocity, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, Schrodinger’s Time Independent Equation, Schrodinger’s Time Dependent Equation, Particle in One Dimension Box, Wave Function and its Physical Significance, Operators in Quantum Mechanics

Chapter 5 Semiconductor Physics – Introduction, Types of Semiconductors, Intrinsic Semiconductor, Extrinsic Semiconductor, Direct and Indirect Band Gap Materials and Momentum Energy Diagram for Band, Gap Explanation, Hall Effect, p-n Junction Diode, Shockley’s Diode Equation, Photo Diode, Photovoltaic Effect, Solar Cell, LED, Diode Laser or Laser Diode or Semiconductor Laser
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