Laserphysics

  • Typ: Vorlesung (V)
  • Lehrstuhl: IRS-O
  • Semester: WS 24/25
  • Zeit/Ort:

    Donnerstags
    09:45 - 11:15, wöchentlich
    30.33 SR 312
    30.33 Allgemeine Elektrotechnik (3.OG)
  • Beginn: 07.11.2024
  • Dozent: Prof. Dr. Marc Eichhorn
  • SWS: 2
  • ECTS: 3 ( +1 Übung)
  • LVNr.: 2301480
  • Hinweis: Präsenz/Online gemischt
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VortragsspracheEnglisch
Organisatorisches

Weitere Details werden in ILIAS bekannt gegeben. Prüfungen werden ebenfalls über ILIAS organisiert.

Further details are annouced in ILIAS. Exam registration will also be organised via ILIAS.

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Marc Eichhorn

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Overview

Lecture Contents
  • Quantum-mechanical fundamentals of lasers (Einstein relations and optical transitions)
  • The laser principle (Population inversion, rate equations and relaxation oscillations)
  • Optical resonators (Linear resonators, modes and line width)
  • Generation of short and ultra-short pulses (Q-switching and Mode-locking)
  • Laser examples and their applications (HeNe, Nd3+, Tm3+, Ti:Sa, Fiber and Disc lasers)
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Exam Examinations will be held on 1st and 9th of March. Please book a time slot on ILIAS.