Courses Detail Information

ECE6305J – Optical Waves in Crystals


Instructors:

Jigang Wu

Credits: 3 credits

Pre-requisites: Ve 434 Principles of Photonics(光子学原理)

Description:

Gaussian beam propagation, ABCD law; Crystal characteristics, dielectric tensor; Birefringence; Optical activity; Electro-optics and devices; Acousto-optics and devices; Introduction to nonlinear optics: harmonic wave generation, optical rectification, four-wave mixing, self-focusing, and self-phase modulation.

Course Topics:

Scalar wave equations, propagation of Gaussian beams, ABCD lawPolarization,
Crystal characteristics and dielectric tensor; Birefringence;
Optical activityElectromagnetic wave propagation in periodic medium
Electro-optics and devices
Acousto-optics and devices
Introduction to nonlinear optics