Graduate Elective

Mathematical concepts used in Optics. Topics covered include linear algebra, orthogonal expansions of functions, Fourier transforms, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. Pre-requisites:  Graduate Standing or Consent of Instructor Fundamental theorems of Arithmetic, of Algebra (without rigorous proofs, but with counter-examples. Notions of Ring, Field, Group. Fields Fp.) Elements of Linear Algebra. The purpose…

Operation, fabrication, applications, and limitations of various optoelectronic devices including quantum well semiconductor devices. This course aims at covering the physics and engineering issues that define the basic semiconductor optoelectronics devices. We start off with the concept of an energy band representation for the electrons and holes in semiconductors and relate the energy of the…

This course will review key attributes of optical materials that allow them to be used in a range of applications. Physical properties and their structural origin will be used as a means to predict performance and limitations of these materials as used in devices and components in optical systems. Course Objective:Understanding materials is integral to…

Fundamentals of Geometrical Optics, Geometrical Theory of Image Formation, Optical System Layout, Radiometry.  Description: Fundamentals of Geometrical Optics, Geometrical Theory of Image Formation, Radiometry, Aberrations, Optical System Layout, Topics covered in the lectures will include: foundations of geometrical optics, Gaussian Optics, geometrical theory of image formation, basic optical devices and instruments, radiometry and flux transfer…

This course is designed for graduate students in science, engineering and math who wish to know something about the “who, how, why, when and where” of physics. It assumes they know something of the “what” of physics in order to be graduate students. I trace the developments leading to today’s physics considering when and where…