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IO2659 Laser Engineering 7.5 credits

Laserteknik

The course will give understanding about principles of lasers, and their applications.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Spring 13 TPHSM,TPHOM for programme students

Learning outcomes

After the course the participants should be able to:
- Explain how a laser operates.
- Identify elemental components for a laser to operate.
- Describe properties of a laser beam and its comparison with light from other sources.
- Describe, analyze and coarsely design simple resonator systems required for a laser.
- Analyze and calculate the conditions for lasing in a gain medium.
- Depict the pumping schemes of laser.
- Identify the most common types of laser, and tell the difference.

Course main content

Laser, Laser Beams, Optical Resonators, Spontaneous Emission, Stimulated Emission, Gain media, Pumping, Pulse Lasers, Continuous Wave Lasers, Solid-State Lasers, Gas Lasers, Semiconductor Lasers.

Eligibility

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge on optics and quantum mechanics.

Literature

O. Svelto: ”Principles of Lasers”, 4th ed, Springer, 1998, ISBN 0-306-45748-2.

Examination

  • ANN1 - Assignments, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Written exam (TEN1;5 hp) A/B/C/D/E/Fx/F
Lab reports (LAB1; 2.5 hp) P/F

Offered by

ICT/Material Physics

Examiner

Min Qiu <min@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 08.
Examination information valid from: Spring 08.