PhD Course in nonlinear Optics
Technical University of Denmark
General course objectives:
At the end of the course the participants should be able to perform simple evaluations of nonlinear phenomena in optics. Examples will be directed toward applications within optical communications, sensors and lasers. In addition, this ph.d. course also aims at training the ph.d. student in providing a 45 minutes long lecture on a topic covering fundamental material related to nonlinear optics.
Learning objectives:
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:- relate the induced polarization in a dielectric material to an applied electric field and translate between the material response in the time and frequency domain
- relate the real and the imaginary part of the material response to an applied electric field and analyse these with respect to their impact on optical material properties
- discuss and apply susceptibility tensors corresponding to relevant optical materials with respect to the interaction between electromagnetic fields and materials
- derive the nonlinear wave equation corresponding to various nonlinear phenomena in bulk materials as well as in optical waveguides
- describe wave propagation in an-isotropic materials, and derive solutions regarding phase-matching conditions in such materials
- design and analyse nonlinear optical systems aimed at nonlinear frequency-conversion
- distinguish between Raman and Brillouin scattering and describe these phenomena using susceptibility tensors and the induced polarization
- describe the intensity dependent refractive index using the induced polarization and apply the corresponding waveequation to analyse transmission of short optical pulses.
- plan and carry out smaller research type projects and analyse and present the achieved results in form of posters, an oral presentation and a technical article
- present a lecture on a topic within: nonlinear optics.
Contents:
The content of this course is similar to the content of the course 34052 Nonlinear Optics. More specifically the first 2/3 of the course will run in parallel whereas in the last 1/3 of the course the ph.d. student will be asked to provide a 45 minutes long lecture on a topic that the ph.d. student will be told at least 4 weeks before the lecture shall be given. The lecture covers fundamental material related to nonlinear optics and should be given to the other students attending the course 34052 Nonlinear Optics. In this last 1/3 of this ph.d. course the student will also solve a larger assignment as described in course 34052 Nonlinear Optics.
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