Optics

PHYS-2620

An introduction to the properties of light and its interactions with matter. Topics include wave, particle, and ray treatments of light; geometrical optics and imaging systems; interference and diffraction; polarization; and Fourier methods for imaging and pulses. A laboratory is included.

4 credits

Past Term Data

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Spring Summer Fall
(Session 1) (Session 2)
2023
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Shawn Yu Lin
Seats Taken: 10/15
2022
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Esther Alexandra Wertz
Seats Taken: 9/10
2021
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Esther Alexandra Wertz
  • Vincent Meunier
Seats Taken: 10/12
2020
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Moussa Ngom
Seats Taken: 14/48
2019
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Moussa Ngom
Seats Taken: 26/48
2018
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
Seats Taken: 15/48
2017
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 14/24
2016
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 14/41
2015
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 7/41
2014
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 11/41
2013
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 18/41
2012
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 26/41
2011
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 38/41
2010
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Sang-Kee Eah
Seats Taken: 10/41
2009
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Sang-Kee Eah
Seats Taken: 25/41
2008
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 30/46
2007
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 19/46
2006
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 19/46
2005
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • John Schroeder
Seats Taken: 16/46
2004
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Aleksey I Filin
Seats Taken: 12/46
2003
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Roland Kersting
Seats Taken: 24/71
2002
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Roland Kersting
Seats Taken: 20/50
2001
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Roland Kersting
Seats Taken: 5/50
2000
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Peter Persans
Seats Taken: 14/50
1999
Fundamentals Of Optics (4c)
  • Xi-Cheng Zhang
Seats Taken: 4/50
1998