| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Introduction to Ultrafast Optics |
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2 |
Maxwell-Bloch Equation |
Problem set 1 out |
3 |
Two-Level Atoms and Rabi Flopping |
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4 |
Dispersion, Absorption, Gain |
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5 |
Nonlinear Pulse Propagation |
Problem set 1 due Problem set 2 out |
6 |
Pulse Compression |
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7 |
Self-Phase Modulation (SPM) and Solitons |
Problem set 2 due Problem set 3 out |
8 |
Soliton Perturbation Theory |
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9 |
Rate Equations and Relaxation Oscillation |
Problem set 3 due Problem set 4 out |
10 |
Q-Switching |
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11 |
Master Equation and Active Mode-Locking |
Problem set 4 due Problem set 5 out |
12 |
Passive Mode-Locking with Fast Saturable Absorbers |
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13 |
Passive Mode-Locking with Slow Saturable Absorbers |
Problem set 5 due Problem set 6 out |
14 |
Artificial Saturable Absorber Mode-Locking (APM and KLM) |
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15 |
Kerr-Lens Mode-Locking (KLM) |
Problem set 6 due Problem set 7 out |
16 |
Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mode-Locking |
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17 |
Pulse Characterization I - Autocorrelation |
Term paper proposal due Problem set 7 due Problem set 8 out |
18 |
Pulse Characterization II - FROG and SPIDER |
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19 |
Noise in Mode-Locked Lasers |
Problem set 8 due Problem set 9 out |
20 |
Frequency Metrology |
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21 |
Ultrafast Measurement Techniques |
Problem set 9 due Problem set 10 out |
22 |
Pulse Amplification |
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23 |
Optical Parametric Amplification (OPA) and Optical Parametric Oscillation (OPO) |
Problem set 10 due |
24 |
Broadband Parametric Amplification |
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25 |
High-Harmonic Generation and Seeded Free-Electron Lasers |
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26 |
Ultrafast Optics Group Lab Tour |
Term paper due |
