Optics

Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. Because light is an electromagnetic wave, other forms of electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays, microwaves, and radio waves exhibit similar properties. Optical science is relevant to and studied in many related disciplines including astronomy, various engineering fields, photography and medicine.

Types of optics:

· Fiber and integrated optics

· Nano-photonics

· Laser-matter interactions

· Non-linear optics

· Plasmon & Light Scattering

· Metamaterials

· Solar cells

· Optical sensors and imaging

· Bio-photonics

· Surface and interface optics