ME60323: Laser Engineering

ME60323
Course name	Laser Engineering
Offered by	Mechanical Engineering
Credits	4
L-T-P	4-0-0
Previous Year Grade Distribution
1 1 3 3 EX A B C D P F
Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Laser EngineeringIntroduction to Lasers: Basic principle of lasers, optical cavities: gain and losses in optical cavities, optical amplification and oscillations, properties of laser beam, laser applications. Optical resonator: Stable and unstable resonator, Longitudinal and transverse modes, Gaussian beam propagation, design of optical resonators.Modes of laser operation: continuous wave, relaxation oscillation, Q-switching, cavity dumping, mode locking, ultrashort pulse generation.Laser pumping: Optical- flash lamp and diode laser pumping, Electrical discharge-DC, RF and pulsed excitation, and current injection; design aspects of various pumping sources.Laser intracavity components-multilayer dielectric coated mirrors, electro-optic and acoustooptic modulators.Specific laser systems: Solid state lasers, Semiconductor diode lasers, Fiber laser, He-Ne, Ar , CO2 and Cu vapour lasers, Excimer lasers, Ti-sapphire laser and Free- electron laser; Engineering design of a generic laser system, laser beam transport and delivery systems.Laser detectors, Laser safety and engineering control measures.

Time Table

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