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APPPHYS 100: The Questions of Clay: Craft, Creativity and Scientific Process (ARTSINST 100)

Students will create individual studio portfolios of ceramic work and pursue technical investigations of clay properties and the firing process using modern scientific equipment. Emphasis on development of creative process; parallels between science and traditional craft; integration of creative expression with scientific method and analysis. Prior ceramics experience desirable but not necessary. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: any level of background in physics, Instructor permission.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-SMA
Instructors: ; Mabuchi, H. (PI)

APPPHYS 204: Quantum Materials

Applied Physics Core course appropriate for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with prior knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics. Introduction to materials and topics of current interest. Topics include superconductivity, magnetism, charge and spin density waves, frustration, classical and quantum phase transitions, multiferroics, and interfaces. Prerequisite: elementary course in quantum mechanics.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Fisher, I. (PI); Suzuki, Y. (PI)

APPPHYS 205: Introduction to Biophysics (BIO 126, BIO 226)

Core course appropriate for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students with prior knowledge of calculus and a college physics course. Introduction to how physical principles offer insights into modern biology, with regard to the structural, dynamical, and functional organization of biological systems. Topics include the roles of free energy, diffusion, electromotive forces, non-equilibrium dynamics, and information in fundamental biological processes.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4
Instructors: ; Ganguli, S. (PI)

APPPHYS 207: Laboratory Electronics

Lecture/lab emphasizing analog and digital electronics for lab research. RC and diode circuits. Transistors. Feedback and operational amplifiers. Active filters and circuits. Pulsed circuits, voltage regulators, and power circuits. Precision circuits, low-noise measurement, and noise reduction techniques. Circuit simulation tools. Analog signal processing techniques and modulation/demodulation. Principles of synchronous detection and applications of lock-in amplifiers. Common laboratory measurements and techniques illustrated via topical applications. Prerequisites: undergraduate device and circuit exposure.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Fox, J. (PI)

APPPHYS 228: Quantum Hardware

Review of the basics of quantum information. Quantum optics: photon counting, detection, and amplification. Quantum noise in parametric processes. Quantum sensing: standard quantum limits, squeezed light, and spin squeezing. Gaussian quantum information. Quantum theory of electric circuits, electromagnetic components, and nanomechanical devices. Integrated quantum systems: superconductivity and Josephson qubits, measurement-based quantum computing with photons, spin qubits, topological systems. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 134/234 and APPPHYS 203.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Safavi-Naeini, A. (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); Devereaux, T. (PI); Digonnet, M. (PI); Doniach, S. (PI); El Gamal, A. (PI); Fan, S. (PI); Fejer, M. (PI); Feldman, B. (PI); Fetter, A. (PI); Fisher, D. (PI); Fisher, I. (PI); Fox, J. (PI); Ganguli, S. (PI); Geballe, T. (PI); Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (PI); Harris, J. (PI); Harris, S. (PI); Harrison, W. (PI); Heinz, T. (PI); Hesselink, L. (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); Pease, R. (PI); Petrosian, V. (PI); Quate, C. (PI); Raubenheimer, T. (PI); Reis, 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); Winick, H. (PI); Yamamoto, Y. (PI); Zhang, S. (PI)

APPPHYS 325: Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Lasers: Principles and Applications. (PHOTON 325)

Synchrotron radiation sources for scientific exploration, and x-ray FELs for studies of ultrafast processes at the atomic scale. Fundamental concepts in electron and photon beams, bending magnet and undulator radiation, one-dimensional and three-dimensional FEL theory and simulations, self-amplified spontaneous emission, seeding and other improvement schemes, x-ray methodology, techniques and instrumentation for the study of ultrafast phenomena. Includes selected laboratory tours of the Linac Coherent Light Source and/or Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource at SLAC. Prerequisite: graduate-level electrodynamics, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Hastings, J. (PI); Huang, Z. (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); Harris, J. (PI); Harris, S. (PI); Harrison, W. (PI); Heinz, T. (PI); Hesselink, L. (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); Pease, R. (PI); Petrosian, V. (PI); Quate, C. (PI); Raubenheimer, T. (PI); Reis, 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); Winick, H. (PI); Yamamoto, Y. (PI); Zhang, S. (PI)

APPPHYS 393: Biophysics of Solvation (BIOPHYS 393)

Statistical mechanics of water-protein or water-DNA (or RNA) interactions; effects of coulomb forces on molecular hydration shells and ion clouds; limitations of the Poisson-Boltzmann equations; DNA collapse, DNA-protein interactions; structure-function relationships in ion channels.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Doniach, 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: ; Devereaux, T. (PI); Manoharan, H. (PI); Shen, Z. (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 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); Harris, J. (PI); Harris, S. (PI); Harrison, W. (PI); Heinz, T. (PI); Hesselink, L. (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); Pease, R. (PI); Petrosian, V. (PI); Quate, C. (PI); Raubenheimer, T. (PI); Reis, 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); Winick, H. (PI); Yamamoto, Y. (PI); Zhang, S. (PI)
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