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Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 
  
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Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025
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ENGR 366 - Optics: Phys & Engineering

3 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to optical science with elementary engineering applications. Topics covered in geometrical optics include: ray racing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, photometry. Topics covered in wave optics include: phase and group velocity, Laser operation, polarization, interference, fiber optics, Fraunhofer diffraction, image formation, resolution. Analytical tools used in optical design are emphasized.

Prerequisites: PHYS172 and MATH220

Co-requisites: ENGR367

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate


College of Arts & Sciences Physics & Engineering


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