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Introduces fundamental optics concepts, covering refraction, reflection, interference, polarization, and more, exploring the behavior of light in different media.
Explores system equivalence, state-space representation, transfer functions, and Euclidean rings, emphasizing unimodular matrices and their properties.
Explores practical applications in nonlinear dynamics, emphasizing symplectic integration methods and thin lens approximations for accurate computations in accelerator physics.
Explores laser cavities, optical gain, resonators, and diffraction phenomena in laser systems, emphasizing the design and operation of laser oscillators.
Explores the transformation of spherical waves into converging ones using lenses and discusses Gaussian beams' properties and focusing of thermal sources.
