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PHY 3220 - Applied Optics


Credit Hour(s): 3

Course Description: Physical optics, with some review of geometrical optics. Topics include optical instrumentation, interference of light, optical interferometry, diffraction, fiber optics, lasers and nonlinear optics.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D

Course Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Grade Mode: Standard
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