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Fundamentals of Photonics: Quantum Electronics

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States6.974
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2006English
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This course explores the fundamentals of optical and optoelectronic phenomena and devices based on classical and quantum properties of radiation and matter culminating in lasers and applications. Fundamentals include: Maxwell’s electromagnetic waves, resonators and beams, classical ray optics and optical systems, quantum theory of light, matter and its interaction, classical and quantum noise, lasers and laser dynamics, continuous wave and short pulse generation, light modulation; examples…

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