26E064LT - Laser Techniques

Course specification
Course title		Laser Techniques
Acronym		26E064LT
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Physical Electronics - Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering, Physical Electronics - Nanoelectronics and Photonics
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Peđa Mihailović asst. professor MA Petar Atanasijević, electrical and computer engineer
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		asst. professor MA Petar Atanasijević, electrical and computer engineer asst. MA Milena Mićić, electrical and computer engineer
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		6.0	Status	elective
Condition		No prerequisite
The goal		Teaching the students the fundamental operating principles of laser operation, laser types, the characteristics of lasers and laser radiation, as well as laser safety. Familiarizing the students with the development and modeling of lasers. Introducing the students with laser applications, particularly emphasizing the applications in holography.
The outcome		Student knows the characteristics of the laser radiation and how to measure them. Student knows all of the laser types. Student is able to repair simple laser malfunctions. Student is able to choose the appropriate laser for different applications.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Laser safety. Energy states and gain. Laser amplification. Laser oscillations. Resonant cavities. Beam optics. Rate equations. Q-Switching and mode locking. Introduction to nonlinear optics. Types: gas, solid state, semiconductor, dye, free electron, fiber. Laser applications. Laser speckle. Lasers in holography and other coherent detection methods.
Contents of exercises		Laboratory exercises. Demontration of the usage of some laser types. Laser's parameter characterization.
Literature
Laser Engineering, Kelin J. Kuhn, Prentice Hall, 1998 B.E.A.Saleh, M.C.Teich: Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley & Sons, 2007, New Jersey (Original title) M.A. Parker, Physics of Optoelectronics, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2005 (Original title) A.E.Siegman, Lasers, University Science Books, Mill Valley, 1986 (Original title) T. Kreis: Handbook of Holographic Interferometry: Optical and Digital Methods, John Wiley & Sons, 2006. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1	1
Methods of teaching		Lectures, problem solving exercises, lab, homework.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	30
Practical lessons		30	Oral examination	0
Projects		40
Colloquia		0
Seminars		0