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PHY 5553 - QUANTUM ELECTRONICS SPRING SEMESTER 2001 - APPROXIMATE LECTURE SCHEDULE
T Jan 9	Overview of Quantum Electronics
R Jan 11	Spontaneous and stimulated emission, optical gain, pumping schemes, laser threshold and overview of other basic concepts.
T Jan 16	Interaction of Radiation with Atoms and Ions I:  Light-Matter Interaction, two-level atoms,
R Jan 18	Interaction of Radiation with Atoms and Ions II:  population rate equations, gain spectrum, gain saturation.
T Jan 23	Interaction of Radiation with Atoms and Ions III: Line-broadening mechanisms. Energy Levels
R Jan 25	Interaction of Radiation with Atoms and Ions IV: Radiative, and Nonradiative Transitions in Molecules and Semiconductors
T Jan 30	Ray and Wave Propagation Through Optical Media
R Feb 1	ABCD law for Gaussian beams
T Feb 6	Passive Optical Resonators I: Stable and unstable resonators, longitudinal and transverse modes.
R Feb 8	Passive Optical Resonators II: Cavity loss and photon lifetime.
T Feb 13	Semiclassical Laser Theory I: Maxwell-Bloch equations, optical amplifiers, cavity feedback.
R Feb 15	Semiclassical Laser TheoryII: Laser rate equations, three- and four-level pumping schemes.
T Feb 20	Continuous Wave Laser Behavior I: CW Laser Characteristics.
R Feb 22	Continuous Wave Laser Behavior II: Steady-state operation,
T Feb 27	Continuous Wave Laser Behavior III: Optimum output coupling, Spatial and spectral hole burning, single-mode oscillation.
R Mar 1	MIDTERM EXAM
T Mar 6	Properties of Laser Beams I:  Laser Beam Transformation-Propagation, amplification.
R Mar 8	Properties of Laser Beams II:  Laser Beam Transformation-Frequency conversion, pulse compression and expansion,
T Mar 13	NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK!!!
R Mar 15	NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK!!!
T Mar 20	Transient Laser Behavior I: Relaxation oscillations.
R Mar 22	Transient Laser Behavior II: Q-switching.
T Mar 27	Transient Laser Behavior III: Mode-locking techniques.
R Mar 29	Transient Laser Behavior IV: Ultrashort-pulse generation.
T Apr 3	Laser Systems I: Solid State and Dye Lasers.
R Apr 5	Laser Systems II: Gas Lasers.
T Apr 10	Laser Systems III: Chemical Lasers and Excimer  Lasers.
R Apr 12	Laser Systems IV: Free Electron Lasers.
T Apr 17	Nonlinear Processes I: Nonlinear Optical Pulse Propagation.
R Apr 19	Nonlinear Processes II: Solitons in optical fibers.
T Apr 24	Nonlinear Processes III:  Three wave mixing.
R Apr 26	Nonlinear Processes IV:  Phase conjugate optics.
T May 1	FINAL EXAM 7:30-9:20
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