GEN 5529

Modern Optics

Stanford University · UGRD · Fall 2026

1 section

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Geometrical optics; lens analysis and design, aberrations, optical instruments, radiometry. ray matrices. Wave nature of light; polarization, plane waves at interfaces and in media with varying refractive index, diffraction, Fourier Optics, Gaussian beams. Interference; single-beam interferometers (Fabry-Perot), multiple-beam interferometers (Michelson, Mach-Zehnder).

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Class #stanford-5529Fall 2026UGRD3 credits

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