Optics touches on many branches of physics and technology in the world today. The theme is physical optics, taught in the contexts of physics, electromagnetic fields, optical engineering and technology, and photonics. This unit illuminates electromagnetic waves in media, Fresnel reflection coefficients, multilayer dielectric filters, Gaussian beams, anisotropic media, nonlinear optics, interference, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, Fourier theory, Fraunhofer (far-field) and Fresnel (near-field) diffraction, spatial coherence, temporal coherence, optical transfer functions, the Abbe theory of image formation, holography, and modern aspects of near-field optics and their applications in... -- Course Website
Instructor: Physics staff
Prerequisites: PHYS201(P) and PHYS202(P) and MATH235(P)
