Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

FYS-5516 Nonlinear Optics I, 4 cr

Additional information

This course should not be taken by those who have earlier taken FYS-5506 Fundamental of nonlinear optics
Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Martti Kauranen, Goery Genty

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
 28 h/per
 14 h/per


 


 


 


 
FYS-5516 2011-01 Tuesday 12 - 14, SJ212A
Thursday 10 - 12, SJ212B

Requirements

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

Learning outcomes

After taking this course, the student is able to analyze second- and third-order nonlinear optical responses of materials using the susceptibility formalism. The student is able to formulate the wave equations that describe the basic nonlinear interactions and to solve them in simple cases while taking into account the influence of phase matching. The student is able to apply these methods to phenomena based on frequency conversion, nonlinear index of refraction and four-wave mixing.

Content

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

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   Nonlinear Optics   M. Kauranen            English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
FYS-1400 Optics Advisable    

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Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
FYS-5516 2011-01 Academic Year 2011-2012       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified22.02.2011