PHYS 445 - Photonics

Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours

A practical examination of Gaussian beams; guided-wave optics; fiber optics; optical resonators; resonant cavities; laser oscillation and amplification; laser excitation; optical pumping; solid state, gas, dye, chemical, excimer, and free electron lasers; semiconductor lasers; laser spectroscopy; fiber optic communication; photomultiplier and semiconductor radiation detectors including photoconductors and junction photodiodes; p-i-n diodes and avalanche photodiodes; and detector noise.

Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 314 or consent of instructor.
Crosslisted: CES 430 and EE 445