PHYS 308 - Physical Optics

Institution:

Bellarmine University

Subject:

Description:

Review of geometric optics; Maxwell's equations, plane electromagnetic waves, and electromagnetic spectrum; interference of light, phasor addition of waves, change of phase, and thin films; Fraunhofer diffraction; Fresnel diffraction; diffraction grating and diffraction of s-rays by crystals; spectrum of light and light scattering; polarization of light waves, Brewster's law; polarization by double refraction; interference of polarized light; magneto-optics and electro-optics. Three hours lecture; one hour recitation; two hours laboratory. (Prerequisite: Phys. 205, 206, and Math. 117, or permission of instructor.) Spring, odd years.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.bellarmine.edu

Phone Number:

(502) 272-8263

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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