Introduction to Photonics

ENG EC 560

Introduction to ray optics; matrix optics; wave optics; Fourier optics; electromagnetic optics including absorption and dispersion. Polarization, reflection and refraction, anisotropic media, liquid crystals, and polarization devices. Guided-wave and fiber optics. Nanophotonics. Laboratory experiments: interference; diffraction and Fourier optics; polarization; fiber optics.