COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN HÜSEYIN SABUNCU

Offered to

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The course Principles of lasers aims to make the students understand basic physical principles of light generation and amplification. Throughout the course students will relate the laser operation principles to the subjects of atom and molecular physics, solid state physics, and physical optics. After haven taken this course the student will understand operational principles and construction of lasers and be able to describe properties of different types of lasers and their application areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Svelto Orazio, Principles of Lasers,
Springer, 4th Edition

REFERENCE BOOKS : - Saleh and Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics
Wiley, 2007
- Silfvast, Laser Fundamentals
- Quimby, Photonics and Lasers
- Hecht, Introduction to laser technology
- Sennaroglu, Photonics and laser engineering

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

assignments, lecture, exams

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

homework, exam, seminar presentation

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

metin.sabuncu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes