Nonlinear Optics
Code
11524
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Física
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Ana Cristina Gomes da Silva
Weekly hours
3
Total hours
44
Teaching language
Inglês
Objectives
To give knowledge, in advanced level, in the status-of-art of the ultrafast lasers and to give knowledge of the fundamental concepts in the area of nonlinear optics and its scientific and technological applications.
Prerequisites
Solid State Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Optics
Quantum Mechaniscs
Basic and advanced Calculus,
Algebra
Electromagnetism
Subject matter
Nonlinear optics is involved with the interaction of high intensity light with matter. Members study nonlinear materials, phenomena, devices and applications.
Nonlinear optical susceptibility. Descriptions of nonlinear optical interations. Formal definitions of the nonlinear susceptibility. Nonlinear susceptibility of a classical anharmonic oscillator. Second-harmonic generation, third-harmonic generation an d sum-frequency generation. Apllications on physics and biology. Nonlinear optical spectroscopy. Resonant and non-resonant conditions. Geometry of the interaction and energy-level description.
Bibliography
Robert W. Boyd, "Nonlinear Optics" Academic, 2003.
Bloembergen, "Nonlinear Optics", Advanced Book Classics, Addison Wesley, 1992,
H. Wherrett, "Nonlinear Optics", Academic Press,
Y. R. Shen, The Principles of nonlinear optics, Wiley, New York, 1973.
Teaching method
The lectures and problem-solving sessions will in Portuguese. If necessary, English will be used.
There will be a mixture between lectures and problem-solving sessions for this course. The blackboard is used for problem-solving sessions and theoretical demonstrations, together with the use of DataShow/power points and slides as support for theoretical contents and pictures. The students will be asked for proactive attitude and positive participation especially during the problem-solving sessions and discussions of scientific and technological papers within the context of the course. An office hour during the semester is established together with the students.
Evaluation method
Avaliação segue o actual regulamento de avaliação contínua com possibilidade de dispensa de exame final.
Componentes de avaliação contínua:
Participação activa e construtiva nas aulas teórico-práticas TP
NF1 = 50% Realização de 1 testes escritos + 50% monografia com relatório e apresentação
FÓRMULA NOTA FINAL
Dispensa de exame final se classificação final NF1 maior ou igual 10 valores.
No caso de ir a exame (NE) a nota final será determinada de acordo com a fórmula:
NF2= nota de exame
APROVAÇÃO
A aprovação à unidade curricular obriga à classificação final igual ou maior a10 valores.
DEFESA DE NOTA
No caso de o(a) estudante ter obtido classificação final igual ou maior a 17 valores terá lugar uma defesa de nota através de uma prova oral. Em caso de falta ou desistência à prova de defesa de nota, a classificação final será 16 valores . Na prova oral de defesa de nota a classificação obtida poderá ser igual, inferior ou superior à classificação trazida para