PHYS-7660 (3) Ultrafast Optics

Covers the field of ultrafast optics including both experimental and theoretical aspects. Topics include description of ultrashort optical pulses, propagation of pulses including dispersion and nonlinearity, their generation, measurement and manipulation and their use in applications including spectroscopy. Prereq., PHYS 5160, or PHYS 4510, or ECEN 5645.