Stanford University EE340: Optical micro- and nano-cavities Spring 2011

Optical micro- and nano-cavities and their device applications. Types of optical cavities (microdisks, microspheres, photonic crystal cavities, plasmonic cavities), and their electromagnetic properties, design, and fabrication techniques. Cavity quantum electrodynamics: strong and weak-coupling regime, Purcell factor, spontaneous emission control. Applications of optical cavities, including low-threshold lasers, optical modulators, quantum information processing devices, and bio-chemical sensors. 3 units. Instructor: Vuckovic

	Meeting Time & Place
	Mon Wed Fri 10:00 am - 10:50 am (McCullough 126)

	Instructor	Office Hours & Location
	Jelena Vuckovic	Mondays, 1-2:30 pm, Nano #209

	TAs	Office Hours & Location
	Kelley Rivoire	TBA
	Arka Majumdar	TBA

	Grader	Location
	Reza Nasiri Mahalati	Nano

	Administrative Staff	Location
	Ingrid Tarien	Nano 308

Textbooks There are no required textbooks.  Lecture notes will be posted on the class web site. See the syllabus for the list of useful references.

	Syllabus (tentative)
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	Additional class info
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Last update: March 23, 2011