一　課程說明
<br>This course is to introduce the fundamentals of nonlinear optics including nonlinear susceptibility, optical waves in anisotropic media, electro-optics, acousto-optics, nonlinear optical-frequency conversion, spatial and temporal solitons, Raman and Brillouin scatterings etc. 
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<br>二　指定用書
<br>1.	Class handouts (available at 水木書苑 or http://ychuang.ee.nthu.edu.tw)
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<br>三　參考書籍
<br>1.  Nonlinear Optics by E.G. Sauter, John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
<br>2.  Fundamental of Photonics by Saleh & Teich, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
<br>3.  Nonlinear Optics by R.W. Boyd, Academic Press.
<br>4.  Optical Waves in Crystals by Yariv and Yeh, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
<br>5.  Quantum Electronics, by Yariv, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 
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<br>四　教學方式
<br>in-class lectures + weekly quiz + midterm/final exams + reports
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<br>五　教學進度
<br>1. Nonlinear Susceptibility (Ch. 1 by Boyd, Ch. 1 by Sauter) 
<br>2. Electromagnetic Wave in Anisotropic Media (Ch. 2 by Sauter, Ch. 6 by S&T, Ch. 4 by Y&Y )
<br>3. Electro-optics (Ch. 3 by Sauter, Ch. 18 by S&T, Ch. 7 by Y&Y, Ch. 10 by Boyd )
<br>4. Acousto-optics (Ch. 20 by S&T, Ch. 9 by Y&Y, Ch. 7 by Boyd) 
<br>5. Second harmonic generation (Ch. 2, 4 by Sauter, Ch. 19 by S&T)
<br>6. Other Frequency Conversions using 2nd-order Nonlinearity (Ch. 4&5 by Sauter, Ch. 2 by Boyd, Ch. 19 by S&T, Ch. 12 by Y&Y)
<br>7. Quasi-phase-matching nonlinear optics (handout)
<br>8. Third-order Nonlinear Processes: third-harmonic generation, conjugate waves, Brillouin scattering, and Raman Scattering (Ch. 6 by Sauter, Ch. 18 by Yariv, Ch. 19 by S&T)
<br>9. DC and AC Kerr Effect (Ch. 7 by Sauter, Ch. 19 by S&T)
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<br>六　成績考核
<br>midterm exam                                  25%
<br>final exam                                    25%
<br>homework/report:				25%  
<br>weekly quiz				25%  (weighting factor for extra credits, if necessary)
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<br>七　講義位址 http://ychuang.ee.nthu.edu.tw or available at 水木書苑
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<br>Teaching assistants: Head TA: 李傳巽 (g9666505@oz.nthu.edu.tw), assisting TA: 鄭偉成(g9566529@oz.nthu.edu.tw)、 涂榮禹(g944192@oz.nthu.edu.tw)
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