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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 263
Additional information, specific admission criteria, application
forms and directions are available online at http://panda.
unm.edu.
Application Deadlines
International applicants and students who are seeking financial
aid must submit materials no later than:
Fall semester: February 1
Spring semester: August 1
Deadlines for domestic students who are not seeking departmental
financial aid are:
Fall semester: June 1
Spring semester: October 1
Degrees Offered
M.S. in Physics
The Master of Science in Physics is offered under either
Plan I (with thesis) or Plan II (without thesis). Under Plan I a
minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate work in physics
and mathematics (exclusive of thesis) is required. Under
Plan II, 32 semester hours of graduate work in physics and
mathematics are to be taken. Included in this 32 hours must
be at least 4 semester hours in research problems courses
(551, 552, 650).
Under both plans, the graduate work offered for the master’s
degree must include PHYC 503, 505, 511 and 521. In addition,
if material equivalent to PHYC 466 or 467 and one of the
advanced labs (PHYC 476L, 477L or 493L) is not included
in the student’s prior education, these courses must also be
taken for the graduate degree. Details must be discussed
with a graduate advisor each semester.
A master’s degree program in physics is also offered at the
Los Alamos Center for Graduate Studies.
M.S. in Optical Science
and Engineering
Current Research areas: Advanced Materials, Atom Optics,
Biomedical Optics, Fiber Optics, Laser Physics, Lithography,
Nanostructures, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Imaging, Optical
Sensors, Optoelectronics, Photonic Integrated Circuits,
Quantum Optics, Spectroscopy, and Ultrafast Phenomena.
The Optics Program is jointly administered by the Department
of Physics & Astronomy (PandA) and the Department of
Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE). This program
features an internship option under which a student can
apply qualified industrial/ government laboratory research
along with successfully completed course work toward the
degree. Under Plan I (thesis based), a minimum of 24 hours
of course work and 6 hours of thesis credit is required. Under
Plan II-a (non thesis, course-based), a minimum of 33 hours
of course work, including 3 hours of research seminar (PHYC
500/650, least 2 of which must be in Optics – or individual
research/problems (PHYC 552/650, or ECE 551/651). Under
Plan II-b (internship based), a minimum of 33 hours of course
work–including 3-6 hours of internship (PHYC/ECE 559-is
required. Successful completion of an oral M.S. comprehensive
examination is required under Plans II-a and II-b.
Curriculum Requirements
A. Mandatory Courses
1. Advanced Optics I (PHYC/ECE 463)
2. Advanced Optics II (PHYC/ECE 554)
3. Laser Physics I (PHYC/ECE 464)
4. Optics Lab (PHYC 476L or 477L)
5. Electrodynamics (PHYC 511/ECE 561)
• Quantum Mechanics I (PHYC 521)
• Microelectronics Processing Lab (ECE 574L)
• Nonlinear Optics (PHYC 568)
• Solid State Physics (PHYC 529) or Semiconductor
Properties (ECE 572)
• Topics in Modern Optics (PHYC 569) or Special
Topics (ECE 595)
• Laser Physics II (PHYC 564)
• Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs (ECE 577)
• Quantum Optics (PHYC 566)
• Atomic and Molecular Structure (PHYC 531)
• Optical Coherence Theory (PHYC 556)
• Mathematical Methods in Physics (PHYC/MATH
*466)
• Optical Spectroscopy (CHEM 567)
• Advanced Techniques in Optical Imaging (BIOL
547)
• Guided Wave Optics (ECE 564)
• Optical Fiber Communication (ECE 565)
Details must be discussed with a graduate advisor each
semester.
More information about the Optical Science and Engineering
Program is available online: http://www.optics.unm.edu
Ph.D. in Physics
The Doctor of Philosophy in Physics requires a minimum
of 48 semester hours of graduate work exclusive of dissertation.
These hours must include PHYC 503, 505, 511,
521, 522/ASTR 537, a laboratory or experimental problems
course, four seminars (PHYC 500 and/or 501) and four
electives chosen from a departmental list available from the
student’s department advisor. Details MUST be discussed
with a graduate advisor each semester. In addition, if the
student has not previously taken courses equivalent to PHYC
466/467, then those courses must be included in the Ph.D.
course work.
Ph.D. in Optical Science
and Engineering
Current research areas: Ultrafast optics and photonics, laser
physics and engineering, optical imaging, quantum optics,
optoelectronic devices, fiber lasers and amplifiers, optical
communication, optical materials, optical lithography, nonlinear
optics, integrated optics, quantum computing, bio-optics,
nano-photonics, and laser cooling.
An extensive selection of optics courses is available to the
student considering graduate studies in Optical Science and
Engineering. Considerable interaction occurs with the Center
for High Technology Materials and the optical research
groups at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Sandia National
Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory and other
organizations in Albuquerque. These facilities offer extensive
opportunities for research work toward both the M.S. and the
Ph.D. degrees
The Doctor of Philosophy in Optical Science and Engineering
requires a minimum of 52 semester hours of graduate work
exclusive of dissertation. These hours must include PHYC
463, 464, 466/467, 511, 521, 554, 555 and one of 476L/477L,
522, 530, 564, 566, or 569. Students are encouraged to
take two semesters of PHYC 500/501 (Advanced Seminar).
Details must be discussed with a graduate advisor each
semester.
More information about the Optical Science and
Engineering Program is available online: http://www.optics.
unm.edu/.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
B. Elective Courses
• Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and
Devices (ECE 570)
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.