Explores the fundamentals of mixers in low-power radio design for the IoT, covering types, characteristics, and detailed analyses of the single balanced mixer.
Explores sum frequency generation and second harmonic generation, emphasizing phase matching and birefringent crystals for efficient frequency conversion.
Covers the fundamental concepts of laser operation, including dispersion theory, gain and resonators, different types of laser systems, noise characteristics, optical fibers, ultrafast lasers, and nonlinear frequency conversion.
