Phys 532/822 Reading Topics
This list gives textbook references for the topics covered in each
lecture in the course.
References are to sections in Saleh & Teich unless otherwise
indicated.
Date Topic
Reference
1/14 Lasers overview
Siegman Ch 1
Ray
matrices
1.4A
1/16 Ray matices: mirrors
1.4B
Cavity
stability
1.4D, 9.2A
1/19 Rays trajectories in cavity
1.4D
Gaussian beam
solution
3.1A
1/21 Gaussian beam properties
3.1B
1/23 Propagation through optical
systems 3.2D
1/26 Gaussian cavity modes
9.2B
Multiple
mirror cavities
Siegman 21.1
1/28 Mode frequencies
9.2C
Cavity losses
and linewidth
9.1A
1/30 Sources of cavity loss
9.1A
Hermite-Gaussian modes
3.3, 9.2D
Photons
11.1A,B
2/2 Energy levels
12.1A
Light-scattering cross section
12.2A
2/4 Lineshape function
12.2A, 12.2D
Total
spontaneous emission rate
12.2B
Stimulation
by monochromatic light 12.2C
2/6 Stimulation by broadband
light 12.2C
Degeneracies
and transition rate Yariv
8.3
Host
index
Yariv 8.2
Radiative and
collision broadening 12.2D
2/9 Inhomogeneous
broadening
12.2D
Light
amplification
13.1A
2/11 Gain coefficient
13.1A
Thermal
equilibrium
12.3A
Rate
equations
13.2A
2/13 Four-level system
13.2B
Saturation
13.3
Power
broadening
Siegman 7.6
2/16 Laser threshold
14.1B
Output
power
14.2A
2/18 Laser output
frequencies
14.2B, Siegman 12.2
2/20 Mode selection
14.2D
2/23 Practical lasers overview
14.2E; see also Siegman 1.8, Yariv Ch 10, and http://www.laserfaq.org
2/25 HeNe lasers
Yariv 10.5
2/27 CO2 lasers
Yariv 10.6
3/1 Ruby, Nd:YAG lasers
Yariv 10.2, 10.3
3/3 Semiconductors
15.1A,B; 15.2A,B
3/5 Diode lasers
16
3/15 Electo-optic modulation
18.1
3/17 Birefringent materials
6.3A,B,C
3/19 EO effect in birefringent
material 18.2
3/22 AO effect
20.1A, 20.2A
3/24 Q-switched lasers
14.3B, C
3/26 Mode-locked lasers
14.3D
3/29 Introduce nonlinear optics
19.1, 19.2A
3/31 Complex exponential notation
19.2A,C
Tensor
character
19.6
4/2 Nonlinear wave equation
19.4
Phase
matching requirement
19.4A
4/5 Critical phase matching
19.6
4/7 Calculating d' (=
d_eff)
19.6
Phase
matching nondegenerate beams ?
4/9 Power output
19.4A
Optimum beam
waist
Yariv 16.7
4/12 Coupled wave equations
19.4
4/14 Optical parametric amplification
19.2C, Yariv 17
Spontaneous
parametric fluorescence Yariv 17.7
4/16 Optical parametric oscillators
Yariv 17.2, 17.3
4/19 Third order nonlinearities
19.3