Oct 31, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 473 - Optics

3 cr.


(Prerequisites: PHYS 270/PHYS 270L , MATH 341  or PHYS 350 )

An introduction to the principles of geometrical, physical and quantum optics.  Topics to be covered include ray and wave optics, superposition, diffraction, interference, polarization, Fourier methods, and coherence theory.  Practical devices such as photo detectors and light sources will also be discussed. Three hours lecture.