Lectures related to Photoelasticity

Introduction to Liquid Crystals

Introduces the properties and interactions of liquid crystals, covering birefringence, defects, disclinations, and chiral phases.

Double refraction

Explores wave propagation, Maxwell equations, and birefringence in anisotropic media.

Introduction to Microscopy

Introduces microscopy techniques, birefringence in optics, and elliptically polarized light generation.

Polarization Effects: E-M Waves Interacting with Matter

Explores polarization effects in e-m waves interacting with matter, including monochromatic waves, velocities in metals, decomposition, birefringence, and stress analysis.

Downconversion and phase matching

Covers topics such as weak conversion regime and power exchange in an amplifier.