Course Description:
Electro-optics: principles; electro-optics of liquid crystals and photo-refractive materials. Nonlinear optics: second-order nonlinear optics; third-order nonlinear optics; pulse propagation and solitons. Acousto-optics: interaction of light and sound; acousto-optic devices. Photonic switching and computing: photonic switches; all-optical switches; bistable optical devices. Introduction to fiber-optic communications: components of the fiber-optic link; modulation, multiplexing and coupling; system performance; receiver sensitivity; coherent optical communications.
Faculty/Manager:
Tony Heinz
Contact Information:
Tony Heinz
email: tfh3@columbia.eduCredits for Course: 3 Viewing Schedule: 1 lecture per week Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Photonics (ELEN E4411)
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