OPTICS

PHYSICS 325

Course Description

Classical and modern optics, including imaging, polarization optics, optical telescopes, optical microscopes, interference and interferometers, optical fibers and fiber-optic communication, optical resonators, lasers, optical modulators, introduction to quantum and nonlinear optics. Concepts covered in lecture reinforced by weekly laboratory experiments.

Prerequisties

(PHYSICS 202 , PHYSICS 208 , or PHYSICS 248 ) and (PHYSICS 322 or concurrent enrollment), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.71

15.87% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

3.74% from Historical

A Rate

50%

67.74% from Historical

Class Size

No change from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

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