Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2 Contact hours

Incompatible

PHYS4060

Prerequisite

Permission of Head of School + [(i) [(PHYS2180 or PH208) + PHYS3181 or PH308)] or (ii) [(PHYS2020 + PHYS2090)]]

Assessment methods

Final examination, reports

Course enquiries

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

(offered in even years only) Spontaneous & stimulated emission. Production of population inversion. Rate equations with transient & steady state solutions. Optical resonator modes. Gaussian beam propagation. Laser types & applications in science & technology. Nonlinear optics, light detectors.