Lecturer: Derryck Reid
Institution: Heriot-Watt
Hours Equivalent Credit: 10
Assessment: Online Assessment
Course Summary
Institution: Heriot-Watt
Hours Equivalent Credit: 10
Assessment: Online Assessment
Course Summary
Pico/femtosecond techniques. Standing wave and travelling wave resonators. Active and passive modelocking schemes. Saturable gain and loss. Nonlinear optical effects for enhanced modelocking. Application examples and measurement techniques associated with ultrashort laser pulses.
Note: This is a short distance learning course operated by Heriot-Watt
University via their Vision virtual learning environment. It has a
formal accredited value of 5 SCQF credits. To complete the course
student must carry out an online assessment using the Vision system,
which means they must first register for an account. Details for doing
this appear on the mysupa page.
