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APPPHYS 77N: Functional Materials and Devices

Preference to freshmen. Exploration via case studies how functional materials have been developed and incorporated into modern devices. Particular emphasis is on magnetic and dielectric materials and devices. Recommended: high school physics course including electricity and magnetism.

Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA

Instructors: ; Suzuki, Y. (PI)

APPPHYS 79N: Energy Options for the 21st Century

Preference to freshmen. Choices for meeting the future energy needs of the U.S. and the world. Basic physics of energy sources, technologies that might be employed, and related public policy issues. Trade-offs and societal impacts of different energy sources. Policy options for making rational choices for a sustainable world energy economy.

Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA

Instructors: ; Fox, J. (PI); Geballe, T. (PI)

APPPHYS 201: Electrons and Photons (PHOTON 201)

Applied Physics Core course appropriate for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with prior knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and special relativity. Interaction of electrons with intense electromagnetic fields from microwaves to x- ray, including electron accelerators, x-ray lasers and synchrotron light sources, attosecond laser-atom interactions, and x-ray matter interactions. Mechanisms of radiation, free-electron lasing, and advanced techniques for generating ultrashort brilliant pulses. Characterization of electronic properties of advanced materials, prospects for single-molecule structure determination using x-ray lasers, and imaging attosecond molecular dynamics.

Terms: Aut | Units: 4

Instructors: ; Chao, A. (PI); Lee, Y. (PI); Reis, D. (PI); Shen, Z. (PI)

APPPHYS 273: Solid State Physics II

Introduction to the many-body aspects of crystalline solids. Second quantization of phonons, anharmonic effects, polaritons, and scattering theory. Second quantization of Fermi fields. Electrons in the Hartree-Fock and random phase approximation; electron screening and plasmons. Magnetic exchange interactions. Electron-phonon interaction in ionic/covalent semiconductors and metals; effective attractive electron-electron interactions, Cooper pairing, and BCS description of the superconducting state. Prerequisite: APPPHYS 272 or PHYSICS 172.

Terms: Aut | Units: 3

Instructors: ; Hwang, H. (PI)

APPPHYS 290: Directed Studies in Applied Physics

Special studies under the direction of a faculty member for which academic credit may properly be allowed. May include lab work or directed reading.

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit

Instructors: ; Baer, T. (PI); Beasley, M. (PI); Bienenstock, A. (PI); Block, S. (PI); Brongersma, M. (PI); Bucksbaum, P. (PI); Byer, R. (PI); Chu, S. (PI); Clemens, B. (PI); Digonnet, M. (PI); Doniach, S. (PI); El Gamal, A. (PI); Fan, S. (PI); Fejer, M. (PI); Fetter, A. (PI); Fisher, D. (PI); Fisher, I. (PI); Fox, J. (PI); Ganguli, S. (PI); Geballe, T. (PI); Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (PI); Greven, M. (PI); Harris, J. (PI); Harris, S. (PI); Harrison, W. (PI); Heinz, T. (PI); Hesselink, L. (PI); Huberman, B. (PI); Hwang, H. (PI); Kapitulnik, A. (PI); Kasevich, M. (PI); Kenny, T. (PI); Khuri-Yakub, B. (PI); Kino, G. (PI); Lee, Y. (PI); Lev, B. (PI); Mabuchi, H. (PI); Manoharan, H. (PI); Miller, D. (PI); Moerner, W. (PI); Moler, K. (PI); Nilsson, A. (PI); Osheroff, D. (PI); Palanker, D. (PI); Parkin, S. (PI); Pease, R. (PI); Petrosian, V. (PI); Quate, C. (PI); Raubenheimer, T. (PI); Reis, D. (PI); Rugar, D. (PI); Safavi-Naeini, A. (PI); Schnitzer, M. (PI); Shen, Z. (PI); Solgaard, O. (PI); Stohr, J. (PI); Sturrock, P. (PI); Suzuki, Y. (PI); Tantawi, S. (PI); Vuckovic, J. (PI); Wiedemann, H. (PI); Winick, H. (PI); Yamamoto, Y. (PI); Zhang, S. (PI)

APPPHYS 305: Advanced Nonlinear Optics Laboratory

Core concepts and experiments in the nonlinear interaction of laser light with matter. Experiments on second harmonic generation and optical parametric oscillation culminate with assembly and use of an optical frequency comb for student-defined, open-ended experiments. Supercontinuum light generation, carrier-envelope phase stabilization, and metrology and spectroscopy. Prerequisites: APPPHYS 304, or consent of instructor.

Terms: Aut | Units: 4

Instructors: ; Lev, B. (PI)

APPPHYS 345: Advanced Numerical Methods for Data Analysis and Simulation

Gaussian and unit sphere quadrature, singular value decomposition and principal component analysis, Krylov methods, non-linear fitting and super-resolution, independent component analysis, 3d reconstruction, "shrink-wrap", hidden Markov methods, support vector machines, simulated annealing, molecular dynamics and parallel tempering, Markov state methods, Monte Carlo methods for constrained systems.

Terms: Aut | Units: 3

Instructors: ; Doniach, S. (PI)

APPPHYS 390: Dissertation Research

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit

Instructors: ; Baer, T. (PI); Beasley, M. (PI); Bienenstock, A. (PI); Block, S. (PI); Brongersma, M. (PI); Bucksbaum, P. (PI); Byer, R. (PI); Chu, S. (PI); Clemens, B. (PI); Digonnet, M. (PI); Doniach, S. (PI); El Gamal, A. (PI); Fan, S. (PI); Fejer, M. (PI); Fetter, A. (PI); Fisher, D. (PI); Fisher, I. (PI); Fox, J. (PI); Ganguli, S. (PI); Geballe, T. (PI); Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (PI); Greven, M. (PI); Harris, J. (PI); Harris, S. (PI); Harrison, W. (PI); Heinz, T. (PI); Hesselink, L. (PI); Huberman, B. (PI); Hwang, H. (PI); Kapitulnik, A. (PI); Kasevich, M. (PI); Kenny, T. (PI); Khuri-Yakub, B. (PI); Kino, G. (PI); Lee, Y. (PI); Lev, B. (PI); Mabuchi, H. (PI); Manoharan, H. (PI); Miller, D. (PI); Moerner, W. (PI); Moler, K. (PI); Nilsson, A. (PI); Osheroff, D. (PI); Palanker, D. (PI); Parkin, S. (PI); Pease, R. (PI); Petrosian, V. (PI); Quate, C. (PI); Raubenheimer, T. (PI); Reis, D. (PI); Rugar, D. (PI); Safavi-Naeini, A. (PI); Schnitzer, M. (PI); Shen, Z. (PI); Solgaard, O. (PI); Stohr, J. (PI); Sturrock, P. (PI); Suzuki, Y. (PI); Tantawi, S. (PI); Vuckovic, J. (PI); Wiedemann, H. (PI); Winick, H. (PI); Yamamoto, Y. (PI); Zhang, S. (PI)

APPPHYS 470: Condensed Matter Seminar

Current research and literature; offered by faculty, students, and outside specialists. May be repeated for credit.

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit

Instructors: ; Hwang, H. (PI)

APPPHYS 483: Optics and Electronics Seminar

Current research topics in lasers, quantum electronics, optics, and photonics by faculty, students, and invited outside speakers. May be repeated for credit.

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit

Instructors: ; Fejer, M. (PI)

APPPHYS 801: TGR Master's Project

Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit

Instructors: ; Mabuchi, H. (PI)

APPPHYS 802: TGR PhD Dissertation

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit

Instructors: ; Baer, T. (PI); Beasley, M. (PI); Bienenstock, A. (PI); Block, S. (PI); Brongersma, M. (PI); Bucksbaum, P. (PI); Byer, R. (PI); Chu, S. (PI); Clemens, B. (PI); Digonnet, M. (PI); Doniach, S. (PI); El Gamal, A. (PI); Fan, S. (PI); Fejer, M. (PI); Fetter, A. (PI); Fisher, D. (PI); Fisher, I. (PI); Fox, J. (PI); Ganguli, S. (PI); Geballe, T. (PI); Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (PI); Greven, M. (PI); Harris, J. (PI); Harris, S. (PI); Harrison, W. (PI); Heinz, T. (PI); Hesselink, L. (PI); Huberman, B. (PI); Hwang, H. (PI); Kapitulnik, A. (PI); Kasevich, M. (PI); Kenny, T. (PI); Khuri-Yakub, B. (PI); Kino, G. (PI); Lee, Y. (PI); Lev, B. (PI); Mabuchi, H. (PI); Manoharan, H. (PI); Miller, D. (PI); Moerner, W. (PI); Moler, K. (PI); Nilsson, A. (PI); Osheroff, D. (PI); Palanker, D. (PI); Parkin, S. (PI); Pease, R. (PI); Petrosian, V. (PI); Quate, C. (PI); Raubenheimer, T. (PI); Reis, D. (PI); Rugar, D. (PI); Safavi-Naeini, A. (PI); Schnitzer, M. (PI); Shen, Z. (PI); Solgaard, O. (PI); Stohr, J. (PI); Sturrock, P. (PI); Suzuki, Y. (PI); Tantawi, S. (PI); Vuckovic, J. (PI); Wiedemann, H. (PI); Winick, H. (PI); Yamamoto, Y. (PI); Zhang, S. (PI)

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