PH 292Physical Optics

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 4 credits · UGRD

Catalog

Section information text: The wave equation; electromagnetic waves; phase and group velocities; complex refractive index; dispersion, interference; interferometers and applications, optical interferometry; coherence; polarized light; Jones vectors/matrices; production of polarized light; birefringence, Fraunhoffer diffraction; diffraction gratings.

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 1 section

Sep 3 – Nov 19

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
01Class #1452	Mo Tu Th Fr · 9:00 – 9:50 AM	Moench Hall B106	Joenathan, Charles
01 notes: Instructional method: Lecture