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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

PHY 320 - Optics



Prerequisite(s): PHY 292  .
roperties of light; reflection, refraction, diffraction. Thin lenses, mirrors, and thick lenses, with applications to optical instruments. Interference and diffraction of light with their applications. Modern optics: lasers, fiber optics, lightwave communication. When Offered: Odd Fall.

Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week.
Hours: 4