Course: Laser principles

Instructor: Chang-Hua Liu

Prerequisites: Optics and Electromagnetic theory

Office hours: TBD or by appointment (send me an email: chliu@ee.nthu.edu.tw)

Textbook: None required. I will post the lecture notes, but basically the
lectures will follow “Siegman, Lasers”.

Supplementary References:
Yariv, Quantum Electronics
Milonni and Eberly, Lasers
Svelto, Principles of Lasers
Saleh and Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics
Born and Wolf, Principles of Optics
Hecht, Optics

Grades:

Homework: 20%

Exam 1: 30% Exam 2: 40%

Final Presentation: 10%

Course Outline:
1. Introduction to lasers
2. Theory of absorption and gain
3. Atomic rate equations
4. Laser pumping and population inversion
5. Laser amplification
6. Laser oscillation
7. Optical resonators