Description
Introduction to incoherent light sources and lasers. Lasers operation, energy levels, quantum mechanics basics. Pumping/excitation, population inversion, laser cavity design, gain and loss, and characteristics of laser emission. An extensive lab manual of relevant experiments, variety of lasers, spectrometers, and detection equipment will be used.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): BIT 1201 . Restricted to students in the BIT degree program.
Conditions and arrangements
- Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for PLT 2001 (no longer offered).
- Prerequisite(s): BIT 1201 . Restricted to students in the BIT degree program.
- Lectures two hours a week, tutorial/laboratory two hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Introduction to incoherent light sources and lasers. Lasers operation, energy levels, quantum mechanics basics. Pumping/excitation, population inversion, laser cavity design, gain and loss, and characteristics of laser emission. An extensive lab manual of relevant experiments, variety of lasers, spectrometers, and detection equipment will be used.
- Prerequisite(s): BIT 1201 . Restricted to students in the BIT degree program.
- Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for PLT 2001 (no longer offered).
- Lectures two hours a week, tutorial/laboratory two hours a week.
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