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Laser Fundamentals
- Kurskod: FKBT229
- ECTS-poäng: 7,5
- Institution: KEMI OCH KEMITEKNIK
- Forskarskola: Kemi
- Periodicitet: Vart tredje år
- Undervisningsspråk: Kursen kommer att ges på engelska
Contents:
Chapters from Laser Fundamentals 2nd edition by William Slifvast
12 meetings of 2 hours; typically,
after a brief introduction the students are grouped (max 4 persons) for a 45
min discussion of the contents of todays lecture. This will require reading
the chapter(s) before the meeting. The discussion is followed by a lecture
(efterläsning) of about 45 min.
Meeting
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Chapter(s)
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Contents
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1
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1-2
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Fundamentals of electromagnetic
radiation, Maxwell¿s equations. Wave properties
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2
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3
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Quantum
properties of atoms
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3
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4, 6
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Radiative transitions,
black-body radiation, stimulated emission
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4
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5
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Quantum properties of molecules
and solids
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5
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7
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Population inversion, gain and
gain saturation
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6
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8, 9, 10
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Laser amplifiers, Population
inversion in 3 and 4-level systems
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7
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11, 12
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Laser cavity modes. Gaussian
beams
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8
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13
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Laser cavities and cavity
effects.
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9
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14, 15
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Examples of
lasers
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10
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16
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Manipulation of laser light,
Parametric oscillations, SHG
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11
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Journal
papers
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Laser spectroscopy when do you
need a laser?
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12
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Journal
papers
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Experiments with pulsed lasers
temporal resolution
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Laser Fundamentals 2nd edition by William Slifvast. More mathematical details could be found in Principles of Lasers 5th edition by Orazio Svelto.
Bo Albinsson, Maria Abrahamsson
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