PHYS 434. Optics.
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PHYS 434
Optics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Fundamental concepts of optics, including applications and modern developments. Light propagation in media; geometric optics and optical instruments; polarization and coherence properties of light; interference and interferometry; diffraction theory and applications in spectrometry and imaging; Gaussian beams, Fourier optics and photonic band structure. A laboratory component provides hands-on experience in optical setup design, construction and testing of concepts introduced in lectures.
- Fall
- 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- Corequisite: PHYS 342 or PHYS 352, or permission of the instructor
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