PHYS/ECE 464 Laser Physics I - Fall 2020
Final Exam, Friday Nov. 20th, 3-5pm , PAIS 1100
No class (Zoom) on Monday, 11/23
Next Zoom Lecture: Nov.30th
- Monday 10/12 lecture will be held face-to-face in PAIS 1100. Review
- Class meeting times: Mondays, Wednesdays 16:00- 17:15
- Lectures will be held either in-class (with social distancing- PAIS 1100) but mostly on Zoom.
- Students will be notified in advance (before noon) in rare occasions when face-2-face format will be used that day.
- Exams (Midterm and Final) will be held in-class (PAIS 1100).
- Enrolled students must register for Zoom Lectures (Click Here) - Passcode will be emailed to enrolled students
Textbook:Laser Electronics By Joseph T. Verdeyen
Reference Textbooks:
- Optical Electronics in Modern Communications by Amnon Yariv
- Lasers by A. E. Siegman
- Laser Fundamentals by William Silfvast
Pre-requisites: E&M, Undergraduate Physics, Modern Physics, Knowledge of Differential Equations, Linear & Complex Algebra.
Teaching Assistant:
TAs Office Hours:8-10 am Tuesdays (email in advance)
TBD
Assignments:
Homework problem sets will be assigned on a regular basis throughout the semester, most likely one set per week.
Exams:
There will be two exams: One Midterm and the Final Exam. Tentative Test Date (subject to change):
- Midterm: Wednesday, Oct. 14 (4-6pm)
- Final (or Midterm-2): Monday, Nov. 23 (4-6pm)
Check the UNM's Office of Registrar for possible changes in the Final exam schedule.
Grading:
The final grade is weighted as follows:
- Midterm: 25%-35%*
- Final: 60%-50%*
- Homework: 15%
*Final Grade will be evaluated using the best of Final+Midterm scores based on above variable weighting factors.
Laser Lab Tour: (Friday, Dec. 4- assuming allowed by then)
E-mail me if interested
LASERS: solution looking for a problem The Movie
Past Exams
Cool Sites
Power Point Lectures
Course Syllabus
- Introduction (historical overview) [1 lecture]
- Review of E&M theory (Chapter 1) [2 lectures]
- Ray Tracing (ABCD matrix method) (Chapter 2) [3 lectures]
- Gaussian Beams (Chapter 3) [4 lectures]
- Optical Cavities (Chapter 5 & 6) [2 lectures]
- Gain Medium (field-atom interaction) (Chapter 7) [5 lectures]
- Laser Oscillation (Chapter 8) [4 lectures]
- General Laser Characteristics (Chapter 9) [6 lectures]
- Various Laser Systems (Parts of Chapters 10 & 11) [3 lectures]
Homework and Reading Assignments
# | Due Date | Source | Solution | Reading Assignments |
1 | Monday 8/31 | all chapter 1 (skip 1.8) | ||
2 | Monday 9/7 | 2.1-2.8, 2.11, 2.13 | ||
3 | Monday 9/21 | all chapter 3 | ||
4 | Monday 9/28 | 4.7, all chapter 5 | ||
5 | Monday 10/5 | all chapter 6 | ||
6 | Monday 10/12 | all chapter 7 | ||
Midterm I: Wed. Oct. 14, Correction: Covers Chapters 1-6 | ||||
7 | Wed. Oct. 21 | 8.1-8.8 | ||
8 | Wed. Oct. 28 | 9.1-9.3 | ||
9 | Wed. Nov. 4 | 9.3-9.8, 4.7 | ||
10 | Wed. Nov. 11 | Chapters 10, 11 | ||
11 | Wed. Nov. 18 | |||
