AEP 4400

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AEP 4400
Nonlinear and Quantum Optics

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Introduction to the fundamentals of the interaction of laser light with matter, including a survey of phenomena and photonic devices based on these processes with relevance to modern science and technology. Topics include the origins of optical nonlinearities, propagation of laser beams and ultrashort pulses, harmonic generation, parametric amplification, nonlinearly guided waves and self-focusing, solitons, spontaneous and stimulated scattering, optical resonance and two-level atoms, multiphoton processes, and ultra-intense laser-matter interactions.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: AEP 3560, AEP 3620, or equivalent.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP, 2022SP, 2021SP

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEP 5400

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18637 AEP 4400   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Moses, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person