Undergraduate, laser physics laboratory

Author

Knize, Randall J. ; White, W. Roc ; Zhdanov, B.V.

Author_Institution

Laser & Opt. Res. Center, U.S. Air Force Acad., CO, USA

Volume

45

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

227

Lastpage

230

Abstract

The authors have developed a senior-level undergraduate laboratory course with an integrated theme of lasers and optics to teach experimental methods and reinforce fundamental physics concepts. This laboratory includes six experiments concerning modulators, laser kinetics, waveguiding, CO₂ laser operation, ultrashort pulse characterization, and nonlinear optics. The authors discuss the philosophy and structure of this course.

Keywords

educational courses; gas lasers; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical waveguides; physics; solid lasers; student experiments; CO₂; CO₂ laser operation; Nd:YAG laser radiation kinetics; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; experimental methods teaching; laser kinetics; lasers; modulators; nonlinear optics; optical harmonics generation; optical modulators; optical waveguiding; optics; senior-level undergraduate laboratory course; ultrashort light pulses generation; ultrashort pulse characterization; waveguiding; Integrated optics; Kinetic theory; Laboratories; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Physics; Pulse modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2002.1024614

Filename

1024614