OPTI541B

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This course will cover a brief overview of different laser systems (solid-state and fiber lasers, gas lasers, semiconductor lasers) and select applications. Characterization of laser performance will include noise in laser systems and its measurement, laser coherence and quantum-limited laser linewidth. The course will cover basics of laser stabilization including frequency discriminators and active feedback through the use of phase, frequency, and amplitude modulation. Advanced applications will include linear and nonlinear spectroscopy, laser cooling and trapping, and optical atomic clocks.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

It is recommended students have a prior graduate level understanding of optical physics and semiclassical light-matter interactions, we well as a previous course covering the basics of laser operation such as OPTI 541A: Introduction to Lasers.