Friday (7th Aug)
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | Opening Remarks | |
| 10:00am | Introduction to Geometric Optics | A hands-on introduction to components that students would use in an optics lab. Concepts covered include: Refraction, Reflection, Fermat’s Principle, Lenses, and Mirrors. |
| 10:50am | Break | |
| 11:10am | Geometric Optics Live Demo (Basics of Lenses, and Mirrors) | A demonstration of how we can use the thin lens equation to find the focus of a mirror or lens. How does a terrestrial telescope work? |
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Provided by OSSP! |
| 1:00pm | The Wave Nature of Light 1 | An introduction to how light can be represented as an electromagnetic wave. This talk first defines the notion of a planewave and how it can be used to model solutions to Maxwell’s Equations. What is interference? |
| 1:50pm | Break | |
| 2:10pm | The Wave Nature of Light 2 | A continuation of the discussion of interference of light, why it matters to us, and the notion of spatial and temporal “coherence”. |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:10pm | Invited Talk: Dr. Eli Bourassa, Xanadu | |
| 4:00pm | Day 1 Closing Remarks, Networking Break | |
| 5:00pm | Invited Talk: Dr. Markus Azberger (OSRAM) |
Saturday (8th Aug)
| Time | Event (Group A) | Description | Event (Group B) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | Opening Remarks | Opening Remarks | ||
| 10:00am | Practical Demonstrations with Navitar | Practical Demonstrations with Navitar | ||
| 12:00pm | Lunch (Provided by OSSP!) | |||
| 1:00pm | Polarization 1 | An introduction to polarization, and polarization states of light. | Lab Tour Rotations | OSSP participants will be split into groups and tour participating photonics labs at UofT! |
| 1:50pm | Break | Break | ||
| 2:00pm | Lab Tour Rotations | OSSP participants will be split into groups and tour participating photonics labs at UofT! | Polarization 1 | An introduction to polarization, and polarization states of light. |
| 2:50pm | Break | |||
| 3:00pm | Polarization 2: Waveplates, Polarizers, Birefringence | Representations of polarization using Jones Vectors, and optical components that depend on polarization such as waveplates and polarizers. What is birefringence? | Lab Tour Rotations | OSSP participants will be split into groups and tour participating photonics labs at UofT! |
| 3:50pm | Break | Break | ||
| 4:00pm | Lab Tour Rotations | OSSP participants will be split into groups and tour participating photonics labs at UofT! | Polarization 2: Waveplates, Polarizers, Birefringence | Representations of polarization using Jones Vectors, and optical components that depend on polarization such as waveplates and polarizers. What is birefringence? |
| 5:00pm | Day 2 Closing Remarks | |||
| 5:10pm | Dinner (Provided by OSSP!) | |||
Sunday (9th Aug)
| Time | Event (group A) | Description | Event (group B) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | Opening Remarks | Opening Remarks | ||
| 10:00am | Diffraction and Imaging | An introduction to far-field diffraction, and its importance in optical imaging systems. | Lab Tour Rotations | OSSP participants will be split into groups and tour participating photonics labs at UofT! |
| 10:50am | Break | Break | ||
| 11:10am | Lab Tour Rotations | OSSP participants will be split into groups and tour participating photonics labs at UofT! | Diffraction and Imaging | An introduction to far-field diffraction, and its importance in optical imaging systems. |
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Provided by OSSP! | Lunch | Provided by OSSP! |
| 1:00pm | Grad Student Panel | Hear from grad students about their experiences working in optics and photonics! | Grad Student Panel | Hear from grad students about their experiences working in optics and photonics! |
| 2:00pm | Closing Remarks | |||
