Physics and Applications of Lasers 0800-FZLAS

The lecture is designed to give students a basis for effective use of knowledge in modern optical techniques, prepare them for the use of literature in the foreign language and prepare to make decisions when designing experiments using optical lasers.
In particular, with regard to:
- indication of the role of individual components in the generation of laser light and its effect on the properties of laser light,
- description of laser optics and spectroscopy elements of active centers,
- highlight the differences between natural light and laser (coherence, monochrome, intensity, collimation)
- description of stationary light amplifiers and generators (lasers) and a description of the dynamics of laser generation and the properties of ultrashort pulses,
- nonlinear mixing of optical frequencies,
- use of light amplifiers, amplifying the pulse,
- detailed description of the properties of selected gas lasers, dye, solid state lasers and their applications,
- basics of metrology lasers and light measurement techniques,
- selected use of lasers in science i technology
- safety issues working with lasers.
Exercises include solving problems relating to accounting issues presented in the lecture. In particular, allow us to design specific parameters of laser systems, predict their behavior and to describe them quantitatively.