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Course Info for PHYS - 316 - 01, Spring 2025
Class number: 2857 Title: Experimental Laser Optics Department: Physics
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 10
Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule:
M: 1:30PM-2:45PM, MC - 223
F: 2:55PM-4:10PM, MC - 223
Instructor(s): Walden, Barbara
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Physics 231L and 232L
Distribution Requirement: Meets Writing Emphasis Part2 Requirements
Course Description:
A project-oriented laboratory course in laser optics. Students will build a laser starting from basic electrical and optical components. Additional experiments will be chosen from areas such as ultrafast lasers, fiber optics, holography, quantum optics, geometrical optics, interference and diffraction.