Description:

Application of lasers in industrial technologies, medicine, remote sensing, energetics, telecommunication, military, entertainment and other branches.

Contents:

1. Laser applications in medicine: the interaction of radiation with tissue
2. ophthalmology and immunomodulation
3. surgery, cardiac surgery, urology
4. dermatology, PDT
5. Application of lasers in technology: heat transfer
6. cutting
7. welding
8. lithography, tagging
9. drilling, surface treatment
10. criteria for use of lasers in industry
11. newest applications
12. test

Recommended literature:

Key references:
[1] A. Jančárek, Lasers in technology, Elektronic courses, Prague, ČVUT-FJFI, 2010
[2] H. Jelínková, Lasers in Medicine, Elektronic courses, Prague, ČVUT-FJFI, 2010

Recommended references:
[1]Steen, W.M., Mazumder, J., Laser Material Processing, 4th ed., 2010, ISBN: 978-1-84996-061-8

Keywords:

Laser, applications of lasers, laser applications in medicine, industrial applications of lasers, laser applications in telecommunications, applications in energetics - plasma fusion, laser applications in microelectronics, laser applications in the military, applications of lasers in the entertainment industry.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar