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PHYS 394Light-Matter Interactions

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Physics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Lasers: semi-classical interaction, properties, cavity, Gaussian beams. Radiation and Detectors. Introduction to nonlinear optics.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AMATH353 - Partial Differential Equations 1 (0.50)
      • PHYS364 - Mathematical Physics 1 (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • ECE404 - Geometrical and Physical Optics (0.50)
      • PHYS256 - Geometrical and Physical Optics (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00174010 / 30TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 701826119 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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Fall 2018

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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