Course Catalog 2006-2007

FYS-5606 SEMICLASSICAL LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTION, 6 cr
Semiclassical light-matter interaction

Courses persons responsible
Martti Kauranen

Lecturers
Martti Kauranen

Implementations
Person responsible: Martti Kauranen
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 4 h/week 4 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Understanding the quantum-mechanical interaction between light and matter using the semiclassical formalism.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Wave-function formalism       
2. Density-matrix formalism       
3. Two-level systems       
4. Bloch equations       

Requirements for completing the course
Graded homework (40%), examination (60%)

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Homework (40%) and final examination (60%). Full homework points alone will give a passing grade (1). About half of the homework points and excellent performance in the exam will give the highest grade (5).

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Nonlinear Optics R. W. Boyd     Second edition No  English 
    Summary of lectures Semiclassical light-matter interaction M. Kauranen       Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    FYS-1400 FYS-1400 Optics 5 Recommendable
    FYS-5506 FYS-5506 Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics 6 Recommendable

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    Additional information about prerequisites
    Understanding of basic optical and nonlinear optical effects.

    Remarks

    Applicable parts of Boyd's book. Some lectures are based on other material.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 63
    Exercises 96
    Total sum 159

    Correspondence of content
    FYS-5600 Semiclassical light-matter interaction

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    Last modified 18.04.2006
    Modified byMika Valden