Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

(Consent of Instructor)PHY 638 Imperfection in Solids - Three semesterhours. General theory of imperfections, relation oflattice defects to the physical properties of crystals,point defects and their relation to transportproperties in metallic, covalent and ionic crystals,geometric and energetic aspects of dislocationtheory, relation between dislocation mechanics andmechanical properties of crystals, structure andproperties of interfaces. (Prerequisite PHY 632)PHY 639 Electron Spectroscopy and ElectronDiffraction - Three semester hours. Principles andtechniques of electron microscopy. Use andmaintenance of electron microscopes, preparation ofspecimens for electron microscopy by replicationtransmission, study of fine structures in hardenedalloys, demonstration of dislocation movements,distribution and identification as to type, Burger'svector. (Prerequisite PHY 632 or equivalent)PHY 640 Mechanical Behavior of Solids - Threesemester hours. Behavior of materials under stress,elastic/plastic deformation in single crystals, criticalresolved shear stress, microscopic yield, ductility,mechanical twinning, effect of temperature and rateof deformation, mechanical properties in tension,true stress-strain, work hardening compression,creep, fracture mechanics. (Prerequisite PHY 632)PHY 642 Materials for Energy ProductionDevices - Three semester hours. Material limitationsfor the operation of fossil fuel and nuclear powergeneration systems, microstructure and properties ofmaterials in terms of current and future demands ontemperatures, stresses and chemical and radiationattacks, possible future materials. Solar cells andselective solar radiation filters. (Prerequisite PHY632 or equivalent)PHY 644 Modern Composite Materials - Threesemester hours. Fundamental aspects of moderncomposite materials, particulate and fibrousreinforcement, micro-mechanics, failure modes,fiber- reinforced plastics and metals, inorganicparticulate composites and dispersion-strengthenedmetals, testing and analysis concepts. Ceramicmaterials and applications. (Prerequisite PHY 632)PHY 648 Advanced Laboratory in MaterialScience - Three semester hours. Experiments willbe conducted out of the following: X-ray diffraction,Hall effect and transport properties, Dielectricconstant measurement as a function of frequency.Study of dislocations using microscope, specificheat measurements with DSC-4.PHY 649 Geometrical Optics - Three semesterhours. Review of image formation, ray tracing,optical invariants, monochromatic and chromaticaberrations, geometrical image evaluation.(Prerequisite PHY 401 or equivalent)PHY 650 Instrumental Optics - Three semesterhours. Optical systems design, testing opticalcomponents, fabrication, coating, mirrors andprisms, introduction of Fourier Optics. (PrerequisitePHY 401 or equivalent)PHY 651 Spectroscopy - Four semester hours.Spectra of atomic and molecular systems, energylevels, vibrational and rotation levels, lifetimes,Raman spectra, molecular and atomic lasers.(Prerequisite PHY 401 or equivalent)PHY 655 Optics Laboratory - Four semesterhours. Selected experiments in interference,diffraction, optical imaging systems, holography,lasers, detectors, UV, visible and IR spectroscopy.PHY 657 Physical Optics and Interferometry -Four semester hours. Propagation and vector natureof light, dipole radiation, Lorentz atom, Rayleighscattering, dispersion, Coherence and interference,design and use of conventional two beam andmultibeam interferometers, evaluation ofinterferograms. (Prerequisite PHY 649)PHY 660 Quantum Optics - Three semester hours.Planck's radiation law and Einstein coefficients,quantization of radiation field, photon concept,photon statistics, interaction of radiation withmatter, spontaneous emission, Dicke super-radiance.(Prerequisite PHY 521 or equivalent)PHY 663 Electro-Optical Systems - Four semesterhours. Theory, design and use of electro-opticaldevices and system optical properties, performancecriteria, applications of electro-optics, magnetoopticand acousto-optic devices, behavior of electroopticdevices as circuit elements, modulatorsrotators, and isolators. (Prerequisite PHY 657 orequivalent)PHY 665 Lens Design - Four semester hours.Paraxial Optics, aberration theory, imageassessment, Fourier optics, merit function,mathematical methods, least squares, damped lestsquares, decent methods, metric. (Prerequisite PHY649 or equivalent)151