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<p>Creating course page via bot</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Course<br /> | code = pYL560<br /> | name = Applied Optics<br /> | credits = 4<br /> | credit_structure = 3-1-0<br /> | pre_requisites = <br /> | overlaps = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == pYL560 : Applied Optics ==<br /> Electromagnetic waves in a medium: review of Maxwell&#039;s equations and propagation of electromagnetic waves, various states of polarization and their analysis. Anisotropic media, plane waves in anisotropic media, uniaxial crystals, some polarization devices. Diffraction: scalar waves, the diffraction integral, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, diffraction of a Gaussian beam, diffraction grating. Fourier optics and holography: spatial frequency and transmittance function, Fourier transform by diffraction and by lens, spatial-frequency filtering, phase-contrast microscope. Holography: on-axis and off-axis hologram recording and reconstruction, types of hologram and some applications. Coherence and Interferometry: Spatial and temporal coherence, fringe visibility, Michelson stellar interferometer, optical beats, multiple beam interference, Fourier transform spectroscopy. Guided wave optics: Modes of a planar waveguide, optical fibers: step-index and graded index fibers, waveguide theory and quantum mechanics, applications of optical fibers in communication and sensing.</div>

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