Major areas of emphasis are in applied physics, engineering sciences, and mathematical sciences.
Students choose courses from a variety of departments as appropriate.
They are given graduate exams tailored to reflect the breadth of their programs. The program allows students and faculty to focus on subjects that straddle two or more disciplines. The Group seeks to foster closer collaboration between faculty and students from different departments, particularly through joint classes, seminars, and supervision of graduate students. Collaboration on nonlinear optical techniques at short wavelengths also can be enhanced by a cross-disciplinary setting. A second area of collaboration is the fabrication of nanostructures, and pursuit of scientific and techhnological opportunities based on availability of these confined structures.