Laser Technique 2

The course cannot be taken simultaneously with:

Laser Technique 1 (12LTB1)

Grading of the course requires grading of the following courses:

Laser Technique 1 (12LT1)

Garant předmětu:

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Laser oscillator, the rate equation, the laser amplifier, Q-switching, mode-locking

Requirements:

Introduction to laser technique, Laser technique 1

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Syllabus of lectures:

Laser oscillator, pulsed and steady state regime, rate equations for laser oscillator. Laser amplifier, amplified signal distortion reason. Q-switching mode, types of Q-switches, Q-switching rate equations modification and solutions. Types of mode-locker.Examples of Q-switched and mode-locked lasers.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Laser oscillator, pulsed and steady state regime, rate equations for laser oscillator. Laser amplifier, amplified signal distortion reason. Q-switching mode, types of Q-switches, Q-switching rate equations modification and solutions. Types of mode-locker.Examples of Q-switched and mode-locked lasers.

Study Objective:

Knowledge: laser oscillator; rate equations; laser amplifier, Q-switching regime; mode-locking regime.

Skills: calculation of the laser oscillator output basic characteristics, selecting a suitable Q-switch, the design of Q-switched laser, the design of mode-locked laser.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] H.Jelínková, Laser technique 2, texts of lectures, Prague, ČVUT-FJFI, 2010

Recommended references:

[1] W.Koechner, Solid-State Laser Engineering, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1999

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

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