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Gaussian Beams, Higher Order Modes, ABCD Law Verdeyen (R): 3.4-3.7 Silfvast (O): 12.4 Basic Mathematica matrix multiplier. Basic Matlab matrix multiplier. Basic Matlab matrix multiplier. Please submit a *.pdf before the start of class. Submit to the BOX folder we e-mailed you about. Make sure your work is legible. |
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Gain, Traveling Wave Amplifiers, 3- and 4-Level Systems, Saturation Verdeyen (R): 7.5-7.6,8.1-8.3 Silfvast (O): 4.1-4.3,7.1-7.6
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Non-Linear Processes, Harmonic Generation Verdeyen (R): Lecture Notes Silfvast (O): 15.1-15.7
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