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Course Catalog 2011-2012
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
Will not be lectured year 2011-2012
Person responsible
Martti Kauranen
Requirements
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 |
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 Optiikka | Advisable |
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Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses