Winter 2023: 209A - Quantum Electronics

Börge Hemmerling
email: boergeh (add @ucr.edu)
office: Physics 3030
phone: 951-827-5264

This course is part of a lecture series (209A, B, C) which aims to address graduate students from all disciplines that work with lasers, built optical setups or run laser spectroscopy experiments. The course is divided into two parts. The first part discusses applied photonics, covering Gaussian beam optics, optical resonators, high-finesse cavities, an introduction to commonly used laser systems (cw and pulsed), electro- and acousto-optics, laser frequency locking schemes and fiber optics. The first part of the course will provide you with the principles of typical tools used in optical spectroscopy and optical systems engineering. The second part reviews the basics of quantum mechanics, including the density matrix formulation and the interaction of light and matter. After taking this course, you will be able to grasp the general ideas of papers published in the area of optical science and engineering.

	Day	Time	Location
Lecture	Monday	1pm - 3.30pm	Physics 3051