PHYS 4420 - Physical Optics

3 hours (3;0;1)

Huygens’ principle and application to geometrical optics; interference phenomena; Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction; polarization; electromagnetic theory of light and interaction with matter. Part of the instruction will be in a laboratory setting.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2220, PHYS 2240.

Course specific fees (in addition to tuition and mandatory):
Academic (AF) per hour: $33.05