ENGN 2911T - Fall 2023

ENGN 2911T: Ultrafast Optics (fall 2023)

This is a graduate course on ultrafast phenomena and ultrafast lasers. When you complete this course, you will understand how a femtosecond laser works and why you'd want to use one. This class will have required attendance at all lectures, unless arrangements are made in advance with a valid excuse.

  • Lecture location: BH 194 (note new location!)
  • Lecture time: TuTh 2:30 - 3:50
  • Office hours: Thursdays 1:00 - 2:30 (usually)

Announcements:

  • Please note: there will be NO LECTURE on Tuesday November 21.
  • This is problem set 1, and these are the solutions.
  • This is problem set 2, and these are the solutions.
  • This is problem set 3 and these are the solutions.
  • As part of the first assignment, you should have watched this one-hour introductory lecture.
  • Student presentations: these take place during the last few lectures of the semester.  The schedule is now posted at the bottom of this page.

Some important course information:

PDF files of lectures (this calendar is now up to date): 

Lecture 1 (zoom recording) Lecture 2 (Sep 26) Lecture 3 (Sep 28)
Lecture 4 (Oct 3) Lecture 5 (Oct 5) Lecture 6 (Oct 10)
Lecture 7 (Oct 12) Lecture 8 (Oct 17) Lecture 9 (Oct 19)
Lecture 10 (Oct 24) Lecture 11 (Oct 26) Lecture 12 (Oct 31)
Lecture 13 (Nov 2) Lecture 14 (Nov 7) Lecture 15 (Nov 9)
Lecture 16 (Nov 14) Lecture 17 (Nov 16) No Lecture  (Nov 21)
Lecture 18 (Nov 28) Lecture 19 (Nov 30)
Lecture 20 (Dec 5)
Student Lectures (Dec 7)
Student Lectures (Dec 12)


 

 

 

In-class student presentations: