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General Information
This class deals with the field
of ultrafast optical phenomena. There is no required text; the following
topics will be covered:
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Electromagnetic propagation in the presence of gain
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Laser oscillation and cavities
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Ray optics
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Pulse propagation
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Non-linear optical phenomena
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Kerr-lens mode locking
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Short pulse measurement
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Ultrafast techniques
Class Room:
TBA.
Class Time: TBA
Office hours: TBA
Prerequisites: It is assumed that you have had some exposure to
E&M, at the level of an advanced undergraduate course. Knowledge
of quantum mechanics is helpful but not required. Undergraduates
who are interested in taking this class should contact Dr. Mittleman to
discuss these issues.
Assignments: Problem sets are occasional. One of the important
aspects of this class are the student presentations, which occur
towards the end of the semester. This will be discussed during the
first day of lecture.
Attendance: Lecture attendance is REQUIRED.
If there is one way to guarantee that you do NOT get an A in this class,
it is to fail to attend lecture.
Announcements
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This class will not be offered in 2011.
Lectures (PowerPoint files)
Lectures will be posted here in the form of PDF files. This is intended
to save you the trouble of copying everything down during lectures.
Take advantage of this.
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Lecture 1
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Lecture 2
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Lecture 3
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Lecture 4
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Lecture 5
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Lecture 6
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Lecture 7
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Lecture 8
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Lecture 9
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Lecture 10
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Lecture 11
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Lecture 12
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Lecture 13
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Lecture 14
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Lecture 15
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