402-0405-00L  Lasers (for Engineers)

SemesterAutumn Semester 2011
LecturersM. Sigrist
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish



Courses

NumberTitleHoursLecturers
402-0405-00 GLasers (for Engineers)4 hrs
Tue08:15-12:00ETZ E 9 »
M. Sigrist

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AbstractBasics, types and applications of lasers
ObjectiveBasics and characteristics of lasers, typical applications.
ContentBasics of lasers: spontaneous and stimulated emission, coherence, two-level systems, rate equations, threshold condition, pump mechanisms. Resonators: stability criteria, losses, modes, transversal and longitudinal mode selection. Q-switch operation, generation of ultrashort pulses in the ps and subps-regime. Discussion of some important laser types of the categories of gas lasers, dye lasers, semiconductor lasers, and solid state lasers (incl. tunable solid state lasers). Laser safety. Discussion of some typical laser applications such as lasers in material processing environmental sensing, medicine, etc
Lecture notesBasis is the book "Laser" (in german, see Literature) plus handouts
LiteratureTextbook "Laser" by F. K. Kneubühl und M. W. Sigrist, Vieweg+Teubner/GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden, 7. überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage 2008 (ISBN 978-3-8351-0145-6)
Prerequisites / NoticePrerequisites: Basic Physics courses.

Based on the students' requests this lecture could also be given in German

Performance assessment

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Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits5 credits
ExaminersM. Sigrist
Typesession examination
Language of examinationEnglish
RepetitionThe performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Mode of examinationoral 30 minutes
Additional information on mode of examinationPrüfungssprache Deutsch oder Englisch
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