Standard syllabus
Optics · Graduate · Physics
Topics
Electromagnetic optics
- Monochromatic plane waves and polarization
- Angular spectrum propagation
- Gaussian beams and ABCD matrices
- Resonators and laser modes
- Anisotropic media and biaxial crystals
Coherence and statistical optics
- Mutual coherence function
- Van Cittert–Zernike theorem
- Partial coherence in imaging
- Speckle statistics
- Photon correlation measurements
Nonlinear and quantum optics
- Second-harmonic generation and phase matching
- Kerr effect and self-focusing
- Four-wave mixing and OPOs
- Quantum states of light (squeezed, Fock)
- Cavity QED experiments (overview)
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- Electromagnetic optics
Monochromatic plane waves and polarization
Coming soon - Coherence and statistical optics
Mutual coherence function
Coming soon - Nonlinear and quantum optics
Second-harmonic generation and phase matching
Coming soon - Photonic systems
Integrated photonics and silicon nitride
Coming soon - Instrumentation labs
Interferometric precision metrology
Coming soon - Industry and research
Patents in photonics startups
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