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Course outline
Part (1) looks at what lasers are and how they
workis a laser?
What
What are its properties?
How does a laser work?
What molecular transitions produce laser operation?
How are these practically realised?
What are some common types of laser?
1 test and 1
assignment
References
Basic overview of lasers:
Atkins, de Paula, Physical Chemistry
Hollas, Modern Spectroscopy
1.1 Lasers an
introduction
What is a laser?
LASER:
Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission
of Radiation
A laser is a device that amplifies light and
produces a highly directional, high intensity
beam that most often has a very pure
frequency or wavelength [Silfast]
Applications
High power
Nonlinear
spectroscopy
Improved
sensitivity
Raman scattering
Multiphoton process
Improved signal
High scattering intensity
Spectroscopy
Isotope separation
Collimated
beam
Sensitivity
Coherent
CARS
Pulsed
Pump-probe
studies
Relaxation
Video: Applications of lasersprocesses