Week |
Lessons/Topics |
|
Light Characteristics |
1 |
Science of light – evolution, ray/wave/statistical/quantum optics |
2 |
Wave phenomena – Interference, Diffraction |
3 |
Statistical properties of light - Coherence |
4 |
What are photons? Photon properties - energy, flux, statistics |
|
Generation/Detection of Photons |
5 |
Interaction of photons with atoms |
6 |
Light amplification |
7 |
Laser fundamentals |
8 |
Semiconductor junction characteristics |
9 |
Semiconductor light sources |
10 |
Semiconductor light detectors |
|
Photon Manipulation |
11 |
Interaction of light with RF and acoustic waves |
12 |
Nonlinear optics |