Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Martti Kauranen, Goery Genty

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Periods 1 1 - 2

Requirements

Graded homework (40%), examination (60%)

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

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

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).

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Nonlinear Optics	R. W. Boyd			Second edition		English
Summary of lectures	Semiclassical light-matter interaction	M. Kauranen					English

Prerequisites

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

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1			Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	10.03.2009
Modifier	Goery Genty