Standard syllabus
Optics · Graduate · Physics
Topics
Electromagnetic optics
- Monochromatic plane waves and polarization
- Angular spectrum propagation
- Gaussian beams and ABCD matrices
- Resonators and laser modes
- Anisotropic media and biaxial crystals
Coherence and statistical optics
- Mutual coherence function
- Van Cittert–Zernike theorem
- Partial coherence in imaging
- Speckle statistics
- Photon correlation measurements
Nonlinear and quantum optics
- Second-harmonic generation and phase matching
- Kerr effect and self-focusing
- Four-wave mixing and OPOs
- Quantum states of light (squeezed, Fock)
- Cavity QED experiments (overview)
Pricing
Graduate-level rates are set on consultation. See the pricing page for K–12 and undergraduate rates.