FYS-5456 Applications of Laser Technologies, 5 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Mircea Guina, Juha Toivonen
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| FYS-5456 2019-01 | 3 |
Mircea Guina Hermann Kahle Juha Toivonen |
Projects reports + exam |
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student is able to describe the major applications of lasers and analyze the link between the laser properties and application performance. Further, student is able to identify state-of-the-art industrial developments in different application fields of lasers.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Laser properties from the applications point of views | Distinction of major laser technologies | |
| 2. | Laser applications in material processing | Several specific techniques to process materials | |
| 3. | Laser applications in imagine and medicine | Several specific techniques for imaging and medicine | |
| 4. | Laser applications in sensing and communication | Several laser sensing techniques and optical communication methods |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The grade is determined based on weekly homework assignments (30 %), project work (30 %), and the final exam (40%). Good activity and performance at lectures and with weekly assignments and the project work will give a good background for the exam helps in achieving a good grade.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| FYS-5417 Laser Physics | Mandatory |
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses