FYS-5416 Laser Physics I, 4 cr
Additional information
This course should not be taken by those who have earlier taken FYS-5406 Laser Physics
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Goery Genty
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| FYS-5416 2018-01 | 1 |
Goery Genty |
Graded homework (40%), examination (60%) |
Learning Outcomes
After taking the course, the student is able to analyze the operation of continuous-wave lasers using appropriate formalisms to describe their different parts. The student is able to describe the basic phenomena that occur during the light-matter interaction. The student is able to describe light propagation and optical resonators using the matrix formalisms of ray and wave optics and to use them for deriving the modes of laser beams.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Interaction between light and matter | ||
| 2. | Propagation of light | ||
| 3. | Optical resonators | ||
| 4. | Continuous-wave lasers |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Homework (40%) and final examination (60%). Full homework points alone will give a passing grade (1). About half of the homework points and excellent performance in the exam will give the highest grade (5).
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Principles of Lasers | O. Svelto | 4th edition | Yes | ||
| Summary of lectures | Laser Physics | Martti Kauranen | Yes |
Additional information about prerequisites
Basic optics, for example FYS-1400 Optiikka or FYS-1406 Optics
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| FYS-5416 Laser Physics I, 4 cr | FYS-5417 Laser Physics, 5 cr | |
| FYS-5416 Laser Physics I, 4 cr | FYS-5416 Laser Physics I, 4 cr |