Quantum Optics – Laser

2022 Course Programme

Instructors

Konstantinos Papagelis
  • Nature of radiation, various forms of radiation, Mathematical description of radiation.
  • Quantum theory of the interaction between radiation and matter: Aporro-extraction, emis-sion, Corpuscular photon properties.
  • Quantum theory of the interaction between radiation and matter: Elementary theory of interaction of a quantum system and electromagnetic radiation.
  • Quantum theory of the interaction between radiation and matter: Half-life of excited states  and energy width.
  • Statistical properties of photons and sources: the concept of elementary cell. Temporal- and spatial- coherence. The elementary bundle.
  • Statistical properties of photons and sources: Fluctuation Phenomena. Measure-ments in many elementary cells. Monochromaticity  and coherence.
  • Lasers: Optical resonance cavities, spatial form of modes in  open resonance cavities. Stabil-ity of  optical resonance cavities.
  • Lasers: Optical resonant cavity frequency spectrum, Population inversion. Modes in a Laser. Amplification factor and output power.
  • Lasers: 3- and 4- levels Lasers.
  • Types of Lasers:  Overview, of  types of Lasers, Gas Lasers.
  • Types of Lasers: Lasers, fluids, Chemical Lasers, Lasers solid
  • Types of Semiconductor Lasers: Lasers,
  • types of Lasers: free electron Lasers, Lasers.