Advanced Optics and Lasers
Avancerade laser- och optiksystem

FAFN10F, 7.5 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Autumn 2013
Beslutad av: FN1/Anders Gustafsson
Datum för fastställande: 2013-02-24

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Atomic Physics
Kurstyp: Gemensam kurs, avancerad nivå och forskarnivå
Kursen ges även på avancerad nivå med kurskoder: FAFN10, FYST32
Undervisningsspråk: Swedish

Syfte

The course aims at providing knowledge about basic as well as advanced techniques for manipulating and controlling laser light and laser pulses. This involves controlling intensity, frequency distribution, temporal profiles in order to design advanced optical systems for specialised tasks in industry as well as research

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to describe the principles for acousto-optic and electro-optical effects and devices
• be able to describe the basic principles for non-linear light matter interaction.
• have the ability to carry out quantitative theoretical calculations of the conversion efficiencies for nonlinear light-matter interactions.

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to qualitatively and quantitatively analyse advanced optical systems which are based on electro-optic, acousto-optic or non-linear optical effects
• be able to design optical systems for specific tasks based on acousto-optic, electro-optic or non-linear optical effects
• be able to calculate pulse shapes after pulse propagation
• have obtained an improved ability to tackle more complex thesoretical tasks in optics and laser physics
• be able to find, integrate and utilise information from appropriate literature.

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden have an ability to design and evaluate optical methods that can be used for developing new technology, methods and systems.

Kursinnehåll

•Light propagation in anisotropic materials •Acousto-optical effects & modulators •Electro-optic effects & modulators •Non-linear light-matter interaction •Ultrafast optics, pulse propagation of short pulses in dispersive non-linear media •Two laboratory exercises: Non-linear optics, Ultrafast optics.

Kurslitteratur

Saleh, B. E. A. & Teich, M. C.: Fundamental of Photonics.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Föreläsningar, laborationer, projekt

Kursens examination

Examinationsformer: Skriftlig tentamen, skriftlig rapport, inlämningsuppgifter. Written exam (The regular exam will be a written exam, re-examination can be either oral or written). Compulsory laborations with written reports. Project
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förutsatta förkunskaper: FAFF01 Optics and Optical Design, FAFN01 Lasers.

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