(I) Propagation of optical rays and beams 1. wave equation in quadratic media 2. Gaussian beam propagation (II) Theory of laser 1. optical resonator 2. interaction between light and atom 3. laser oscillator 4. mode locking and Q-switching 5. some specific lasers (III) Electro-optic modulation of laser beams 1. anisotropy 2. Pockels effect 3. Kerr effect 4. magneto-optic effect 5. acousto-optic effect (IV) Noise in optical detection and generation 1. spectral density function 2. shot noise and Johnson noise 3. spontaneous emission noise in laser oscillators

本課程是光電領域的入門課，將以深入淺出的方式，探討光電領域的一些基本原理，尤其是對雷射的產生、傳輸、調變、偵測等概念之介紹。

預修課程: 微分方程，近代物理，電磁學

教科書: A. Yariv and P. Yeh, “Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications,” 6th ed., Oxford University Press, 2007. 參考書目: 1. A. Yariv, “Quantum Electronics,” 3rd ed., 1989. 2. A. Siegman, “Lasers,” 1986.