2022-2023 Catalog

OTE 1000 Fundamentals of Light & Lasers

Introduces the fundamentals of light, optics and lasers. This course covers the nature and properties of light (such as energy, amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, phase, propagation). This course also addresses geometrical optics (reflection, refraction, imaging, thin lens formula, lens maker's equation), wave optics (interference, diffraction, polarization), and the basic principles and practical applications of lasers.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Prerequisite/Corequisite: MAT 1150 or MAT 1420 or MAT 1440 or higher

Old Course

OTE 100