Topic outline

  • This postgraduate course  covers the following topics concerning Light-Matter Interaction:

    • Electromagnetic optics
    • Photonic-crystal optics
    • Resonator optics
    • Statistical optics
    • Photon optics
    • Photons and atoms
    • Nonlinear optics

    It is based on the book Fundamentals of Photonics, B.E.A. Saleh and M.C. Teich, 2 ed. (John Wiley & Sons).

    *Each week, the attendants (1) participate in a one-hour lecture given by the teacher and a one-hour exercise session, (2) read 20-30 pages of the book and solve 4 related exercises at home, (3) explain 2 exercise solutions per student in the classroom, and (4) evaluate the given presentations. At the end of the course, the attendants pass the exam. A detailed schedule is attached.