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Contact: Ginzton Laboratory Stanford University 450 via Palou Rm 283 Stanford, CA 94304-4088 650-723-0227 tel 650-723-2666 fax
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Fall EE 268 - Introduction to Modern Optics Geometrical optics: ray matrices, Gaussian beams, optical instruments, and radiometry. Wave nature of light: Maxwell's equations, propagation through media with varying index of refraction (e.g. fibers). Interferometry: basic principles, practical systems, and applications. Winter AP304 - Lasers Laboratory Laser theory and practice. Lectures on the theoretical and descriptive background for lab experiments, detectors and noise, lasers (helium neon, beams and resonators, argon ion, cw dye, titanium sapphire, semiconductor diode, and the Nd:YAG). Measurements of laser threshold, gain, saturation, and output power levels. Laser transverse and axial modes, linewidth and tuning, Q-switching and modelocking. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: EE 231 and 232, or consent of instructor. Spring AP305 - Nonlinear Optics Laboratory (please see link) Emphasis is on laser interaction with matter. Laser devices provide the radiation required to explore the linear and nonlinear properties of matter. Experiments on modulation harmonic generation, parametric oscillators, modelocking, stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering, Coherent Anti=Stokes scattering, other four wave mixing interactions such as wavefront conjugation and optical bistability. Optical pumping and spectroscopy of atomic and molecular species. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 304, EE231 and 232, or consent of instructor.
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