PHYS 362 - Optical Physics

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Physics
Typically Offered either term

Description
Electromagnetic waves; polarization and birefringence; dispersion of light in materials; Fresnel equations for reflection and transmission; multiple-beam interference; Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction; Fourier optics; coherence theory; optical imaging and instruments; introduction to laser physics, quantum optics, and selected current topics. Prerequisite: PHYS 181 or 230 or 281, and MATH 209 or 215 or 315 or 317 or MA PH 351.