Course Catalog 2007-2008

FYS-5506 FUNDAMENTALS OF NONLINEAR OPTICS, 6 cr
Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics

Courses persons responsible
Martti Kauranen

Lecturers
Martti Kauranen

Implementations
  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 2007-2008)

Objectives
Understanding the fundamental principles of nonlinear optics using the susceptibility formalism.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Nonlinear response and symmetry       
2. Signal growth       
3. Second-order effects       
4. Third-order effects       
5. Photorefraction       

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 Yes  English 
    Summary of lectures Nonlinear Optics M. Kauranen       Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    FYS-1400 FYS-1400 Optics 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Basic understanding of optical effects

    Remarks

    Applicable parts of Boyd's book

  • 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-5500 Fundamentals on Nonlinear Optics

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    Last modified 18.02.2007
    Modified byMartti Kauranen