Students are required to take Modern Optics, and choose either Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics (if they are in the Physics stream of the major) or Special Topics in Astrophysics (if they are in the Astronomy/Astrophysics stream of the major):<br/><br/>Modern Optics—optical ray propagation, optical resonators, Gaussian spherical light beams, Gaussian beams in resonators and higher order modes, introduction to lasers and masers; optical cavities at finite temperatures, light-matter interactions, advanced optics—applications/birefringence; <br/><br/>Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics—reciprocal lattice, crystal binding, crystal vibrations and phonons, free electron Fermi... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Jingbo Wang
Prerequisites: PHYS2001 Quantum Mechanics 1 and Electromagnetism and PHYS2002 The Physics of Particles
