Physics · Spring 2027

SDSU PHYS 553 — Modern Optics Lab

3.00 units 1 enrollment option

Experiments in various fields of modern optics such as holography, physics of lasers, Fourier transform spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, light modulation techniques, fiber optics, spatial filtering, diffraction grating spectroscopy, radiometry, and nonlinear optics.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: PHYS 357 with minimum grade of C; PHYS 406 with minimum grade of C; credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 552.

  • PHYS 357 with minimum grade of C; PHYS 406 with minimum grade of C; credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 552.

Spring 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change
Class # Format Status Seats Time Location Professor RateMyProfessors
9000 Discussion In person Open 0 / 20 Tue/Thu 12:30 PM–12:55 PM P 334 Lyubov Kuznetsova 2.7/5 · 3 reviews Difficulty 4.3 · 100% take again
9001 Laboratory In person Open 0 / 20 Tue/Thu 1:00 PM–3:40 PM P 334 Lyubov Kuznetsova 2.7/5 · 3 reviews Difficulty 4.3 · 100% take again