Nonlinear optics and laser physics

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BROCHURE

academic year

2025-2026

2026-2027

Course teacher(s)

Mustapha TLIDI (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

Nonlinear propagation: two-level medium, propagation regimes and ultrashort pulse propagation. Cavity non linear optics: Laser theory, optical bistability. Weakly nonlinear systems: frequency mixing, second harmonic generation, optical parametric oscillator. Quantum interference: coherence and atomic interference.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Understand the light-matter interaction as an application of nonlinear Physics

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

J. V. Moloney and A. C. Newell, Nonlinear Optics, Addison-Wesley, 1992 P. Mandel, Theoretical Problems in cavity Nonlinear Optics, Cambridge university press, 1997 R. W. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, Elsevier, 2003

Nonlinear optics and laser physics

Course teacher(s)

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

Course content

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Teaching methods and learning activities

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

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Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

Oral examination

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