Course Outline :

Maxwell's equations and their applications. Waves in space and in dielectric and conducting media. The wave equation, propagation of plane, cylindrical and spherical waves, reflection and refraction. Transmission lines, waveguides and resonant cavities; radiation of electromagnetic waves in space, interference of waves. Diffraction, interferometry, production of polarized light, dichroism, Faraday effect, photoelasticity, propagation in ionized media