AEP 5400

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 22, 2025 1:06PM EDT

AEP 5400
Nonlinear and Quantum Optics

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Introduction to the fundamentals of the interaction of laser light with matter, including a survey of phenomena and photonic devices based on these processes with relevance to modern science and technology. Topics include the origins of optical nonlinearities, propagation of laser beams and ultrashort pulses, harmonic generation, parametric amplification, nonlinearly guided waves and self-focusing, solitons, spontaneous and stimulated scattering, optical resonance and two-level atoms, multiphoton processes, and ultra-intense laser-matter interactions.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEP 4400

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8285 AEP 5400   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Moses, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person