ELEG 682 - Optics and Photonics (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3

OPTICS AND PHOTONICS
Component: Lecture
Principles of classical optics and their applications. Topics include wave optics, material dispersion, geometrical optics, ray tracing, ABCD matrices, birefringence and Jones’ formalism, Gaussian optics, coherence, interference, diffraction, pulse propagation and non-linear optics. Specific applications including optical components and instrumentation, imaging techniques, resonators and Fourier optics. Apply fundamental principles of optics and interaction between light and matter (photonics).
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
Course Typically Offered: Spring