Laser technology

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Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

Description of laser function physical principles. Classification and overview

of particular types of lasers. Gas lasers - atomic, ion, molecular. Plasma

lasers. Semiconductor lasers. Methods of generation of ultra short laser

impulses. Lasers for thermonuclear synthesis, and selected types of lasers for

selected medical applications. Lasers for time-resolved laser spectroscopy. X-

ray lasers for cell imaging.

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Syllabus of lectures:

Description of laser function physical principles. Classification and overview

of particular types of lasers. Gas lasers - atomic, ion, molecular. Plasma

lasers. Semiconductor lasers. Methods of generation of ultra short laser

impulses. Lasers for thermonuclear synthesis, and selected types of lasers for

selected medical applications. Lasers for time-resolved laser spectroscopy. X-

ray lasers for cell imaging.

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Study Objective:

Description of laser function physical principles. Classification and overview

of particular types of lasers. Gas lasers - atomic, ion, molecular. Plasma

lasers. Semiconductor lasers. Methods of generation of ultra short laser

impulses. Lasers for thermonuclear synthesis, and selected types of lasers for

selected medical applications. Lasers for time-resolved laser spectroscopy. X-

ray lasers for cell imaging.

Study materials:

1] Vrbová M., Jelínková H., Gavrilov P.: Úvod do laserové techniky. ČVUT Praha

1994, Vrbová M.: Laserové systémy, http://prsk.fjfi.cvut.cz, Vrbová M. a kol.:

Oborová encyklopedie lasery a moderní optika. Prometheus. Praha 1994

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