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Lasers and Laser Applications - ZITE4213
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Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering @ ADFA
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Equivalent: AELE4518
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Interaction of radiation with matter; spontaneous and stimulated emission, coherent radiation. Line broadening mechanism. Population inversion and pumping schemes, threshold conditions for oscillation. Design and principles of operation of maser and laser systems. Non-linear optics, optical frequency harmonic and sub-harmonic generation, Q-switching and modulation techniques. Introduction to a selection of defence, industrial and medical laser applications such as laser range finding, laser-guided munitions, directed energy weapons, holographic non-destructive-testing, 3-D display, optical signal processing and lidar.

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