PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics

Wave optics and properties of light including reflection, refraction interference, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction dispersion, polarization, double refraction, introduction to lasers and holography.

Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100 (or equivalent).

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1.   Understanding the different models of light: Wave, Ray and Photonic.
2.   Understanding raytracing.
3.   Understanding Fermat’s principle.
4.   Understanding images, point and extended sources.
5.   Understanding geometric optics and the approximations used.
6.   Understanding aberrations and corrections.
7.   Optical systems and ray transfer matrices.
8.   Understanding polarization: linear, circular, elliptical.
9.   Understanding interference and diffraction.