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Course Catalog 2010-2011
FYS-5406 Laser Physics, 6 cr |
Person responsible
Martti Kauranen, Goery Genty
Lessons
| Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Graded homework (40%), examination (60%)
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning outcomes
After taking the course, the student is able to analyze the operation of lasers using appropriate formalisms to describe their different parts. The student is able to describe light-matter interaction using a quantum-mechanical approach and rate equations and taking into account the electromagnetic modes and energy density. 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. The student is able to apply these formalisms to describe the operation of continuous-wave and pulsed lasers.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Light-matter interaction | ||
| 2. | Propagation of light | ||
| 3. | Optical resonators | ||
| 4. | Continuous-wave lasers | ||
| 5. | Pulsed lasers |
Evaluation criteria for the course
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 (1-5) will be used on the course
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Book | Principles of Lasers | O. Svelto | 4th edition | English | |||
| Summary of lectures | Laser Physics | Martti Kauranen | English |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| FYS-1400 Optics | Mandatory |
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Correspondence of content
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Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
More precise information per implementation
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| Academic Year 2010-2011 |
Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |