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Laser Technology
University: Babylon
College: Science for women
Department: laser Physics
Stage: 3 rd


Lectures :
Weekly lectures:
Location : Class -2
Tuesday 10: 30 - 12 : 30
Starting 2/ 10 / 2011.


Lecturer: Dr. J. M. Jassim , Assistance Professor


Textbooks:
1-W. Koechner, "Solid-State Laser Engineering" (fifth edition.), Springer-Verlag (2003).
2- J. J. Ewing ,"INTRODUCTION TO LASER TECHNOLOGY" ( Third Edition),(2001).

Note: The lab manual for this course , can take from library.



Course Materials:
Students need to have the following items:
- scientific calculator
- protractor
- metric ruler
- graph paper
- textbooks and lab manuals
- ScantRon forms for exams


Labs:
Students will participate in at least 15 experiments during this course, each designed to investigate concepts covered in the lectures. Individual lab instructors will provide more information on lab grading policies and guidelines.

Tests:
A midterm and final exam will be given during this course. All tests will be given in class.





Grades:
Course averages will be calculated as follows:
Term 1 7%
Midterm 7 %
Term 2 7%
Homework Assignments 5 %
Lab Reports 14%


Final Exam 60 %
Subject Theory : 40 %
Lab : 20%


Grades will be determined as follows:
09 – 10 = A
08 – 8.9 = B
07 – 7.9 = C
06 – 6.9 = D
0 – 5.9 = F 0



Course Schedule :

week Date Topics Covered Lab. Experiment Assignments Notes
1 Measurement of laser output Identification of laboratory equipments Year to Year is changed
2 Power meter and their application
Safety distance for diffuse radiation
3 Laser Components ( mirrors , filters window ….els)
Classification of filter for laser safety
4 Pulsed Solid-State Laser Components , Pumping Geometries

Filter Characteristic
5 Repetitively pulsed laser Measure the output characteristics of lasers
6 Characteristics of Solid-State Laser Materials
Measure the small signal gain
7 Controlling the Wavelength Emitted from the Laser
Measure the pulse duration, pulse repetition time, and average power of a repetitively pulsed laser
8 Active Resonator, types , stability Basic alignment of laser systems
9 Optical Alignment Stability criteria of an optical resonator
10 Xenon flash lamp PFN circuit for flashlamp operation.
11 Pulsed Forming network- Single mash Beam diameter and divergence in dependent on resonator properties
12 Pulsed Forming network- Multi mash Laser power in dependent on resonator properties
13 Electrical Circuit of pulsed power supply Operate a pulsed solid-state laser in the normal pulse mode and the Q-switched mode.
14 Q- switches Electro optical modulation
15 Frady effective Measurement The PRR and Duty cycle
16 Examination -1 Examination -1
Half-year Break
17 Life time of a flash lamp Frady effective
18 Trigger circuit ( External , internal , Simmer ) Triggering circuits
19 CW Solid state Laser system Measurement of a mode spectrum
20 Cooling Systems Wavelength and temperature dependence
21 Principles s a Semiconductor -Laser Measurement the Laser diode output power
22 Electro – Optical Characteristic of Laser Diode Spatial Beam Distribution
23 Operation Temperature of Laser Diode Wavelength Measurement with a Monochromator
24 Examination -2 Examination -2
25 Other type of Laser Diode Measurement the 4F3/2 life-time
26 Laser Diode Driver Measurement the Pulse energy with versus output coupler transmission
27 Diode Pumped Solis State Laser System ( DPSS) Beam shaping
28 Comparison between DPSS and traditional Systems Measurement of threshold and output power of the Nd-YAG laser
29 DPSS life Time Measurement the Output power at various pump wavelengths
30 Pumping Transfer systems ( Longitudinal and Transverse Laser power in dependent on current
31 Review Examination -2
32 Examination -3 Final examination