ECEGR 4340 - Modern Optics

4 credit hours
Formerly - ECEGR 462

Introduction to modern optics consisting of ray optics; scalar wave optics; diffraction; interferometry; vector wave optics and polarization; Gaussian beam optics; Fourier optics, including image processing, spatial filtering, and holography; optical waveguides and fibers; optical resonators; laser amplifiers and systems; semiconductor lasers and detectors; optical switching and computing. Optional labs in holography and fiber optics.

Prerequisite Course/s: ECEGR 3710 or PHYS 2050; PHYS 3300 or ECEGR 3300