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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Applied Physics
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dan Marom
Coordinator Office Hours:
coordinate via email
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Liron Stern
Course/Module description:
Nonlinear optical susceptibility
Wave-equation description of nonlinear optical interactions
Nonlinear processes: harmonic generation, three-wave mixing, four-wave mixing
High Harmonic Generation
Phase matching techniques, quasi phase matching
Intensity-dependent refractive index, solitons
Brillouin scattering, Raman scattering, slow light
Semiconductor nonlinearities
Course/Module aims:
Learn about the nonlinear phenomena in optics and its applications.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Working knowledge of nonlinear optics.
Attendance requirements(%):
0%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
Nonlinear optical susceptibility
Wave-equation description of nonlinear optical interactions
Nonlinear processes: harmonic generation, three-wave mixing, four-wave mixing
High Harmonic Generation
Phase matching techniques, quasi phase matching
Intensity-dependent refractive index, solitons
Brillouin scattering, Raman scattering, slow light
Semiconductor nonlinearities
Required Reading:
R. W. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, 2nd ed., 2003 (3rd edition, 2008, exists too).
Additional Reading Material:
P. N. Butcher and D. Cotter, The Elements of Nonlinear Optics, 1st ed., 1990.
Y. R. Shen, The Principles of Nonlinear Optics, 1st ed., 1984.
A. Yariv, Optical Electronics, 4th ed., 1991 (superseded by Optical Electronics in Modern Communications).
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 70 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 30 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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