Electrical and Computer Engineering


437. Lasers and Electro-Optics.  Optical waves in material  media.  Propagation of Gaussian beams.   Interference and concepts of coherence.  Optical resonators.  Radiation and its interaction with atomic systems.  Spontaneous and stimulated emission.  Light amplification;  gain saturation. Laser oscillators.  Applications to optical communication and holography.  Three lectures.  (Cr.3)          

Prerequisite: Senior Status.

Corequisite: ELEC 301.