This course includes the following topics:
-The nature of light and the meaning of laser.
-Atom and molecules as a source of light.
-Black body radiations.
-Energy levels and electronic transitions.
-Lasing processes: 3-level and 4-level systems.
-Einstein’s relations and population inversion.
-Laser cavity and laser gain and threshed gain
-Types of lasers.
-Applications of lasers.