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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ELEG 482 - Optics and Photonics

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).
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
Course Typically Offered: Spring
General Education Objectives:
GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE5A: Reason Quantitatively