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Course Code: PHYS353
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Credits: 3
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Hours Distribution: (3crs.: 3lec.)
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Course Type: Departmental Elective (DE)
Course Description
Thermal radiation, radiation in vacuum, radiation and matter, characteristics of laser radiation, optical resonators, gain and saturation effects, Q-modulation, propagation of Gaussian beams, gas lasers, noble gas ion laser, metal vapor lasers, excimer lasers, crystalline dielectric lasers, amorphous dielectric lasers, semiconductor lasers, dye lasers, spectroscopic applications of lasers, lasers and interaction with matter, medical applications, fiber-optic sensors, laser cooling.