PHYS 320 - Optics

The nature of light. Geometrical, physical, and quantum optics. Light rays, lenses, and optical instruments. Light waves, superposition, interference, and diffraction. Photons, spectra, lasers, interferometry, fiber optics, and nonlinear optics.

Pre-req: PHYS 185 or PHYS 250 and PHYS 275
3 credits