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(semiconducting Lasers)
Definition of lasers
Emission and absorption of radiation
Population Inversion
Semiconducting lasers
Materials used for semiconducting
laser
Laser for fibre optics communication
Quantum Well devices
For the Laser Course You
Need:
A general reading on lasers:
A photocopy from a book by Watson p23-64 (easy read)
Population Inversion and Diode Laser:
A photocopy from Wilson and Hawkes
p 169- 182 (more advance reading)
P 204-223 (more advance reading)
A general reading + the optical fibre application + on
laser diode
A photocopy from Kasap
p.159-166 (optical fibre)
P.181-196
EBB 424 Lecture Presentation
EBB 424 Short Lecture Notes summarising all of the
above.
Important
Announcement 1:
Test schedule
A Test on LED and laser will be
conducted on:
26th September
40 objective questions
Assignments and Tests
E1
E2
Spontaneous Emission
Stimulated Emission
Background Physics
Polarisation
Direction of propagation
In other word, a coherent beam
resulted.
Background Physics
E1 E1 E1
I(o) I(x)
Absorption