Modern Optics

PHY307A

 

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Review of Max wells and electromagnetic wave equations, wave propagation in anisotropic media, polarized light, diffraction from circular aperture and concept of resolution, Fourier transforms and Fourier optics, spatial filtering, and image processing, coherence, holography, optical waveguides and integrated optics, optical fibers, optical communication sources (LED, lasers etc.) and detectors, and optical, electro and magneto optic effects, laser matter interaction.

  

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