Subsections
[Cr:4, Lc:3, Tt:1, Lb:0]
- Introduction to Lasers: Principles of laser action, threshold
criteria, building blocks of a laser, Basic properties of laser light,
coherence, directionality, photon flux, Lasers and Masers, Survey of
laser applications.
- Atom-Field interaction: Einstein's A and B coefficients, Coherent and
incoherent emissions, three-level and four level schemes, Rate
equation model for laser, Optical pumping.
- Gaussian beam and Optical resonators: Propagation of Gaussian beam,
ABCD Matrix, linear and ring resonators, Confocal cavity, stability
analysis of cavity, cavity modes, quality factor.
- Types of Lasers: Gas lasers: CO
and Ar-ion,
Liquid dye laser, Solid state lasers (Ruby laser, Nd:YAG),
semiconductor lasers, edge emitting and vertical cavity surface
emitting lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Q-switching, saturable
absorption, mode locking, Ultrafast lasers.
- Nonlinear Optics: Polarization properties of lasers, Jones Matrix
formalism, Nonlinear effects, second harmonic generation, Kerr effect,
Pockel effect, self focusing and defocusing, Optical isolators.
- Topics in Advanced Optics: Semiclassical theory of laser, Correlation
function and coherence concepts, Photon statistics in cavities, one
atom laser, Laser cooling and trapping of atoms, Introduction to
optical lattices and atom optics.
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