Lecture Title 1 Photonics Overview 2 Wave Equations, Bouncing Wave Picture of Slab Waveguides 3 Wave Optics Approach to the Slab Waveguide 4 Wave Optics Approach, Connection to Bouncing Wave Picture 5 Wave Optics Approach, Effective Index, Mode Normalization 6 Mode Orthogonality and Completeness, Rectangular Waveguides 7 Coupling into Waveguides 8 Side and Prism Coupling 9 Coupled Waveguides 10 Coupled Mode Theory 10 Coupled Mode Theory Appendix 11 Grating Coupling, Introduction to Numerical Methods 12 Finite Difference Time Domain Method 13 Beam Propagation Method 14 Bend Loss and Photonic Crystals 15 Optical Fibers, Introduction 16 Fiber Mode Profiles and LP Modes 17 Fiber Mode Degeneracy 18 Number of Fiber Modes 19 Group Velocity Dispersion 20 Introduction to Photodetectors, Photoemissive Type 21/22 Photodiodes and Solar Cells 23 Midterm Review 24 Spectral Modal Noise 25 Quantum Efficiency, Calorimeters 26 Pyroelectric Photodetectors, Detector Summary 27 Optical Amplifiers, Introduction 28/29/30 EDFAs 31 EDFA Gain and Gain Saturation Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers Raman Amplifiers

Lecture		Title
1		Photonics Overview
2		Wave Equations, Bouncing Wave Picture of SlabWaveguides
3		Wave Optics Approach to the Slab Waveguide
4		Wave Optics Approach, Connection to Bouncing Wave Picture
5		Wave Optics Approach, Effective Index, Mode Normalization
6		Mode Orthogonality and Completeness, Rectangular Waveguides
7		Coupling into Waveguides
8		Side and Prism Coupling
9		Coupled Waveguides
10		Coupled Mode Theory
10		Coupled Mode Theory Appendix
11		Grating Coupling, Introduction to Numerical Methods
12		Finite Difference Time Domain Method
13		Beam Propagation Method
14		Bend Loss and Photonic Crystals
15		Optical Fibers, Introduction
16		Fiber Mode Profiles and LP Modes
17		Fiber Mode Degeneracy
18		Number of Fiber Modes
19		Group Velocity Dispersion
20		Introduction to Photodetectors, Photoemissive Type
21/22		Photodiodes and Solar Cells
23		Midterm Review
24		Spectral Modal Noise
25		Quantum Efficiency, Calorimeters
26		Pyroelectric Photodetectors, Detector Summary
27		Optical Amplifiers, Introduction
28/29/30		EDFAs
31		EDFA Gain and Gain Saturation
32		Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
33		Raman Amplifiers