Description
Electromagnetic wave propagation; reflection, refraction; Gaussian beams; guided waves. Laser theory: stimulated emission, cavity optics, gain and bandwidth, atomic and molecular lasers. Mode locking, Q switching. Diffraction theory, coherence, Fourier optics, holography, laser applications. Optical communication systems, nonlinear effects: devices, fibre sensors, integrated optics.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department.
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department.
- Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as PHYS 4208 , for which additional credit is precluded.
Reference text in its original language
Electromagnetic wave propagation; reflection, refraction; Gaussian beams; guided waves. Laser theory: stimulated emission, cavity optics, gain and bandwidth, atomic and molecular lasers. Mode locking, Q switching. Diffraction theory, coherence, Fourier optics, holography, laser applications. Optical communication systems, nonlinear effects: devices, fibre sensors, integrated optics.
- Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department.
- Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as PHYS 4208 , for which additional credit is precluded.
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