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QUESTIONS that keep YOU awake at night?

What is Jones Calculus?  How does it relate to birefringent crystals?

Can you explain phasematching?  Quasiphasematching?

Can second harmonic generation be efficient at mW laser powers?

Are parametric oscillators easy to operate or difficult? Why?

What is Stimulated Brillouin Scattering? Stimulated Raman Scattering? Phase Conjugation? Self-focusing? 

What is CARS spectroscopy?

If these and other questions keep you awake at night then sign up for ten weeks and seven experiments to learn the hands-on the beauty of nonlinear optics.   Enjoy two lectures per week; a complete set of notes; and experiments with the latest laser equipment.