Electrical Engineering 236A

Title	Quantum and Optical Electronics
Units	3
Prerequisites	117A, Physics 137A or equivalent.
Description	Interaction of radiation with atomic and semiconductor systems, density matrix treatment, semiclassical laser theory (Lamb's), laser resonators, specific laser systems, laser dynamics, Q-switching and mode-locking, noise in lasers and optical amplifiers. Nonlinear optics, phase-conjugation, electrooptics, acoustooptics and magnetooptics, coherent optics, stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering.

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Fall 2004 John Stephen Smith 4.7 / 7 ± 0.6
5.4 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 2003 Bokor 6.0 / 7 ± 0.6
5.8 / 7 ± 0.8

Fall 2002 Bokor 5.8 / 7 ± 0.4
5.4 / 7 ± 0.8

Fall 2001 John Stephen Smith 5.8 / 7 ± 0.7
5.6 / 7 ± 1.0

Fall 2000 Gustafson 5.4 / 7 ± 1.5
6.5 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1995 Gustafson 3.3 / 7 ± 2.2
5.2 / 7 ± 1.3

Fall 1994 Gustafson 3.2 / 7 ± 1.6
3.7 / 7 ± 1.5

Fall 1993 Gustafson 5.2 / 7 ± 0.6
5.2 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1992 John Stephen Smith 3.7 / 7 ± 1.1
4.4 / 7 ± 1.1

Fall 1991 Kahn 4.5 / 7 ± 0.6
4.8 / 7 ± 0.8

Fall 1990 John Stephen Smith 4.2 / 7 ± 0.4
4.7 / 7 ± 0.5

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Electrical Engineering 236A 5.0 / 7 ± 0.1
5.4 / 7 ± 0.1

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