NPTEL : NOC:Laser - Fundamentals and Applications (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Manabendra Chandra


Lecture 1 - Unique properties of LASERs and their applications

Lecture 2 - LASER and its history

Lecture 3 - Interaction of Light with matter

Lecture 4 - Einsteins Concept of stimulated emission

Lecture 5 - Calculation of Einsteins coefficient

Lecture 6 - Population inversion, 2-level system and 3-level system

Lecture 7 - 3-level System and 4-level system

Lecture 8 - Components of LASERs

Lecture 9 - Modes of LASER cavity and standing waves

Lecture 10 - Transverse Modes of LASER cavity

Lecture 11 - Threshold Condition

Lecture 12 - Properties of Laser: Directionality and Intensity

Lecture 13 - Properties of Laser: Coherence and Monochromaticity

Lecture 14 - Continuous and Pulsed Lasers

Lecture 15 - Some Numerical problem

Lecture 16 - Cavity Dumping

Lecture 17 - Q-switching

Lecture 18 - Q-switching and Pockels effect

Lecture 19 - Passive Q-switching, Mode-Locking

Lecture 20 - Mode Locking

Lecture 21 - Mode - locking

Lecture 22 - Mode - locking (Continued...)

Lecture 23 - Passive Mode - locking and Types of LASERs

Lecture 24 - Solid state LASERs

Lecture 25 - Semiconductor LASERs and Gas LASERs

Lecture 26 - Gas LASERs

Lecture 27 - Chemical and Dye LASERs

Lecture 28 - Introduction to Non Linear Optics

Lecture 29 - Non Linear Optics

Lecture 30 - 2nd order Nonlinear optics

Lecture 31 - Non-linear optical processes

Lecture 32 - Aspects of SHG and Application of non-linear optics

Lecture 33 - Application of LASER: LIDAR

Lecture 34 - Application of Laser: Laser Spectroscopy

Lecture 35 - Application of Laser: Enrichment of Isotope

Lecture 36 - Laser Induced Chemistry

Lecture 37 - Laser Induced Chemistry and Ultrafast chemical Dynamics

Lecture 38 - Lasers in Medical Sciences

Lecture 39 - Lasers in Material sciences and engineering and Optical Communications

Lecture 40 - Laser safety and summary