PHYS 4960: Modern Optics
(Cross-listed with EE 4960).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Credit or enrollment in PHYS 3220, PHYS 3650, and PHYS 4800
Review of wave and electromagnetic theory; topics selected from: reflection/refraction, interference, geometrical optics, Fourier analysis, dispersion, coherence, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, holography, quantum optics, nonlinear optics.
(Typically Offered: Fall)