THEORY CUM PRACTICAL COURSES

pr Programme Course Code Name of the Course L T P C

BE APPLIED PHYSICS 2 0 2 3

The student should be able to

1. Enhance the fundamental knowledge in properties of matter
Course 2. Analysis the oscillatory motions of particles
Objective 3. Extend the knowledge about wave optics
4. Gain knowledge about laser and their applications
5. Conversant with principles of optical fiber, types and applications of optical fiber

Instructional
Unit Description
Hours
PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Elasticity – Hooke‘s law – Stress-strain diagram - Poisson‘s ratio – Bending moment of
beam – Depression of a cantilever – Derivation of Young‘s modulus of the material of
I 9
the beam by Uniform and non uniform bending: theory and experiment – I-shaped
girder.

OSCILLATON
Translation motion –Vibration motion – Simple Harmonic motion – Differential
II Equation of SHM and its solution – Simple pendulum – Damped harmonic oscillation - 9
Torsion stress and deformations – Torsion pendulum: theory and experiment -
Viscosity: Viscous force – Viscosity – co-efficient of viscosity.
WAVE OPTICS
Conditions for sustained Interference – Young’s double slit experiment - air wedge and
III its applications - Newton’s ring. Diffraction of light - Fraunhofer diffraction at single 9
slit –Diffraction grating - Rayleigh’s criterion of resolution power - resolving power of
grating.
LASER AND APPLICATIONS
Spontaneous emission and stimulated emission – Population inversion – Pumping
IV methods – Derivation of Einstein‘s coefficients (A&B) – Types of lasers – Nd:YAG 9
laser, CO2 laser, Laser Applications – Holography – Construction and reconstruction of
images.
FIBER OPTICS AND APPLICATIONS
Principle and propagation of light through optical fibers – Derivation of numerical
V aperture and acceptance angle – Classification of optical fibers (based on refractive 9
index, modes and materials) – Fiber optical communication link – Fiber optic sensors –
Temperature and displacement sensors.
Total Instructional Hours 45
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
1 Determination of Young’s modulus by Non uniform bending method
2 Determination of Rigidity modulus – Torsion pendulum
3 Determination of wavelength of mercury spectrum – spectrometer grating
4 Determination of thickness of a thin wire – Air wedge method
5 Determination of Wavelength and particle size using Laser
6 Determination of acceptance angle and numerical aperture in an optical fiber.
7 Determination of thermal conductivity of a bad conductor – Lee’s Disc method

On completion of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Illustrate the fundamental properties of matter
Course CO2: Discuss the Oscillatory motions of particles
Outcome CO3: Analyze the wavelength of different colors
CO4: Understand the advanced technology of LASER in the field of Engineering
CO5: Develop the technology of fiber optical communication in engineering field
TEXT BOOKS:
T1- Rajendran V, Applied Physics, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2011
T2- Gaur R.K. and Gupta S.L., Engineering Physics, 8th edition, DhanpatRai Publications (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2013 .

REFERENCE BOOKS:
R1- Arthur Beiser “Concepts of Modern Physics” Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi – 2010
R2- M.N Avadhanulu and PG Kshirsagar “A Text Book of Engineering physics” S. Chand and Company ltd., New Delhi
2014
R3- Dr. G. Senthilkumar “Engineering Physics – I” VRB publishers Pvt Ltd., 2015