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©2013 Physics
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Information for Winter 2013
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Instructor: Prof. Yun-Shik Lee, leeys@physics.oregonstate.edu
Lectures: MWF 2-3:20 pm, Weniger 377
Office: Weniger
415, available Tu 2-3, F 3:30-4:30 or by appointment
Textbook: There is No required text book for the course. Instead, reading materials will be handed out in the class.
Following is the list of useful references.
1. Siegman, Lasers, (University Science Books, 1986)
2. Bransden & Joachain, Physics of Atoms and Molecules, (Prentice Hall, 2003)
3. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics (Academic Press, 1992)
4. Yariv, Quantum Electronics (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1989)
5. Rulliere, Femtosecond Laser Pulses, (Springer, 2005)
Students' achievements will be evaluated based on three required activities:
1. Class
Participation (20%)
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Homework (40%)
3. Research paper and presentation (40%)
Course Outline
1. Introduction to ultrafast optical science
2. Short pulse propagation in linear media
3. Pulse stretching and compressing
4. Nonlinear optical phenomena
5. Q-switching and mode-locking
6. How to characterize ultrashort pulses
7. Coherent dynamics in light-matter interaction
Homework
Homework problems will be assigned
occasionally. Each student must write an independent presentation of the
solution. To receive credit, work must be submitted before due date.
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Due |
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2-22-2013 |
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Research Project
A paper on a topic of your choosing is required. Several research topics will be recommended in the first week of the class. A topic should be chosen or proposed in writing by the end of the second week. The paper should be handed in and presented as a 15-minute talk at the last week of the term.
Research project presentation schedule: noon - 2pm on March
20, 2013
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Presenter |
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Grollman, Rebecca |
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Hung, Tzu-Chieh |
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Johnson, Brian H. |
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Lee, Byounghwak |
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Stickel, Andrew |
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Tang, Longteng |
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Thompson, Zachary J. |
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Wang, Liang |
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Wang, Yanli |
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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students with documented disabilities who may need special accommodations in the lecture, lab, or examinations should make an appointment with the instructor no later than the first week of classes to discuss those accommodations.
If
you have comments or suggestions, email Prof. Lee at leeys@physics.oregonstate.edu