[Todos] curso de laser

[gabo en df.uba.ar]

Es un placer anunciar el curso de post grado "Fisica del Laser", a cargo
de Jorge Tredicce, Institute Nonlineaire de Nice , Universidad de Niza,
cuyo programa incluyo en este correo.

El curso se dictara los dias martes y viernes de 10 a 12, entre el 12 de julio
y el 12 de agosto.



Program

1.- Introduction
Fundamental processes in radiation matter interaction: remarks on absorption,
spontaneous and stimulated emission. A simple model of lasers: rate  
equations. Laser threshold. Relaxation oscillations. Brief description  
of most common lasers: He-Ne, Ar+, dye, CO2, Nd-YAG, Semiconductor  
lasers; their properties and technical issues.

2.- Quantum and semiclassical model
Field quantification. The field, atom and interaction Hamiltonian. The  
rotating
wave approximation. Fluctuations and dissipation. The semiclassical  
model of radiation matter interaction. Atomic susceptibility: gain and  
index of refraction. Homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening.

3.- Multimode lasers
Optical resonators: the ring and Fabry-Perot cavities. The boundary  
conditions.
Steady-sate solutions and their stability. Mode pulling. Mode-mode  
coupling. Active and passive mode-locking. Dynamical behavior of  
multimode lasers. Homogeneous versus inhomogeneous broadening. Lamb  
dip - Mode-hopping. Anti-phase oscillations.

4.- Single-mode lasers
The first and second laser thresholds. The exact solutions of Maxwell-Bloch
model. The uniform field limit. Classification of lasers. Q-switch.

5.- Some interesting laser systems
Laser with injected signal. Laser with optical feedback. Bidirectional  
ring laser.Multi-transverse mode laser. Random lasers and more?..