EECS 236A
QUANTUM AND OPTICAL ELECTRONICS


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ANNOUNCEMENT: Solutions to the Final Exam

Instructor

Professor J. S. Smith E-mail: jsmith@eecs.berkeley.edu 
 

Lecture: MWF 1-2P, 299 Cory Hall

This course deals with the fundamental physics and engineering of laser systems. Topics include blackbody radiation theory, the interaction of radiation with atoms and ions, energy levels and transitions in semiconductors, ray and wave propagation through optical media, passive optical resonators, laser pumping processes, continuous and transient laser behavior, and specific laser systems. 

Background in quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory at the level of Physics 137A and EE 117 is assumed.