Fundamentals of Photonics: Quantum Electronics

Lecture Notes

LEC #	TOPICS	LECTURE NOTES
1	Introduction	(PDF)
2-12	Maxwell’s Equations of Isotropic Media (Review) Electromagnetic Waves and Interfaces I (Review) Electromagnetic Waves and Interfaces II Mirrors, Interferometers and Thin-Film Structures Gaussian Beams and Paraxial Wave Equation Ray Optics and Optical Systems Optical Resonators Integrated Optics: Waveguides Integrated Optics: Coupled Mode Theory Optical Fibers Anisotropic Media: Crystal Optics and Polarization	(PDF - 2.5 MB)
13	Quantum Nature of Light and Matter	(PDF)
14-16	Schrödinger Equation and Stationary States Harmonic Oscillator and Hydrogen Atom Wave Mechanics	(PDF)
17-19	Dirac Formalism and Matrix Mechanics Harmonic Oscillator Revisited Coherent States	(PDF)
20-22	Interaction of Light and Mater the Two-Level Atom: Rabi-Oscillations Density Matrix, Energy and Phase Relaxation Rate Equations, Dispersion, Absorption and Gain	(PDF)
23-26	Optical Amplifiers and Lasers Homogenous and Inhomogenous Broadening and Related Effects Q-Switching and Mode Locking Electro- and Acousto-Optic Modulation	(PDF)