PHYS 408: Optics

Overview

Principles and applications of optical physics. Interference, diffraction, coherence, polarization, Fresnel relations, optical coatings, waves in dielectric media, Gaussian beams, waveguides, optical cavities, lasers, fibre optics, and Fourier optics.

This archive has course materials mentioned in the article:

Transforming a fourth year modern optics course using a deliberate practice framework by David Jones & Kirk Madison (Physics & Astronomy, UBC) and Carl Wieman (Stanford Univ.); Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 11, 020108 (2015)

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