Course Description:
Introduces basic principles of lasers. Topics include models for the interaction of electromagnetic radiation and matter, laser threshold and rate equations, resonator theory, transverse and longitudinal modes, Rigrod analysis, homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening, Q switching, cavity dumping, and mode locking. Discusses specific laser types including gas, liquid, and solid, and the applications of lasers and laser systems.
Fall Offering:
Lab/Coreq 1:
Spring Offering:
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Summer Offering:
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Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
Cross-Listed Course 1:
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Admission to Graduate School of Engineering.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
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