Description:

Lasers, solid state Nd:YAG laser, laser crystal, laser discharge lamp, laser cavity, resonator, free-running, Q-switching, laser amplifier. second harmonic, He-Ne glow discharges, laser diode, diode pumped Nd:YAG laser, CO2 laser marking, laser materials properties, non-linear transmission, laser beam transverse profile, acousto-optic modulators.

Contents:

1. Laser security
2. Resonator setup and free-running generation in solid state Nd:YAG laser.
Q-switching.
3. Laser amplifier. SHG.
4. Absoption spectrum of Nd:YAG, laser diode characteristics, diode pumped
Nd:YAG laser characteristics.
5. Laser beam profile diagnostics.
6. He-Ne laser glow discharges properties.
7. TEA CO2 laser characteristics, laser marking.
8. Optical components spectral characteristics.
9. Saturable absorbers non-linear transmission.
10. Acousto-optical modulator with traveling and standing acoustic wave.

Seminar contents:

1. Laser security
2. Resonator setup and free-running generation in solid state Nd:YAG laser.
Q-switching.
3. Laser amplifier. SHG.
4. Absoption spectrum of Nd:YAG, laser diode characteristics, diode pumped
Nd:YAG laser characteristics.
5. Laser beam profile diagnostics.
6. He-Ne laser glow discharges properties.
7. TEA CO2 laser characteristics, laser marking.
8. Optical components spectral characteristics.
9. Saturable absorbers non-linear transmission.
10. Acousto-optical modulator with traveling and standing acoustic wave.

Recommended literature:

Key references:
[1] Gavrilov,P. - Paulicka,I., Praktikum z kvantové elektroniky, Praha, CVUT, 1994, ISBN 80-01-01130-5

Recommended references:
[1] Vrbová M. a kol., Lasery a moderní optika (oborová encyklopedie), Praha, Prometheus, 1994, ISBN 80-85849-56-9

Media and tools:
[1] Laser technique laboratory, Trojanova
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Keywords:

laser ; pumping; rezonator; beam

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