PHYS 402

spring 2006
 
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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Wave kinematics; geometrical optics: basic concepts, ray-tracing and matrix formalism, Gaussian imaging by thick lenses, stops, apertures, and intensity relations; interference; interference spectroscopy and coherence; diffraction: Fresnel-Kirchhoff formulation, Fraunhofer case, Fresnel case, and holography; polarized light. Lectures, laboratory, and problems. 4 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours (3 hours without lab). Prerequisite: PHYS 102 (includes PHYS 101) or PHYS 214 (includes PHYS 211 and PHYS 212); MATH 385 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

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