Skip to Main Content

PHYS.5390 Electro-Optics (Formerly 95.439/539)

Id: 001218 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

Optical properties of materials, including dispersion, absorption, reflection and refraction at the boundary of two media. Crystal optics and induced birefringence and optical activity. Polarization states and Jones matrices. Applications to electro-optic devices. Experiments and projects involving the study of optical sources and detectors , spectroscopy, polarization, birefringence, pockels' effect, optical fibers, and optical communication. (offered as 95.539 for graduate credit)

View Current Offerings