Lectures related to Optical pumping

Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers: MIXSEL2

Explores the design and applications of MIXSEL2, an advanced optically pumped semiconductor laser for precision engineering.

Optical Pumping Schemes: Levels and Amplification

Explores optical pumping schemes for population inversion in laser systems, comparing 3-level and 4-level systems' efficiency.

Ultra-fast Lasers: Compact Design and Applications

Explores the development of compact ultra-fast lasers for diverse applications, emphasizing integration challenges, noise properties, and industrial implications.

Mode Locking Techniques: Generating High Power Lasers

Explains mode locking techniques to achieve high peak power in lasers.

Laser Fundamentals: Gain, Absorption, and Resonators

Explains the principles of laser operation, focusing on gain, absorption, and the role of resonators in achieving lasing.

Semiconductor Lasers: Beam Quality

Explores semiconductor lasers, gain saturation, and beam quality evaluation in laser systems.

Laser as Light Source

Explores laser principles, types, and hazards, focusing on eye and skin safety measures.

Rare Earth Doped Fiber Amplifiers: Erbium Operation

Explores rare earth doped fiber amplifiers, focusing on erbium operation at 1550 nm wavelength and the factors influencing gain spectrum.

Solid State and Semiconductor Laser

Covers the theory and applications of solid-state and semiconductor lasers, including different types of lasers and their efficiency.

Laser Types and Properties

Explores laser principles, properties, types, and dangers of high brightness beams, as well as resonator configurations and pumping methods.

Fiber laser and modelocking

Covers fiber lasers, including types, fabrication, absorption, resonators, and modelocking, with examples and comparisons.

Semi-conductor laser and beam quality

Explores semi-conductor lasers, beam quality, direct vs. indirect bandgap, and M2 parameter significance.

Physics of Photonic Semiconductor Devices

Explores the physics of photonic semiconductor devices, including laser diodes, VCSELs, high-beta nanolasers, and quantum cascade lasers.

Laser Pulse Amplification and Compression

Explores laser pulse amplification, semiconductor lasers, and pulse modulation techniques.

Semiconductor Lasers: Operation and Characteristics

Explains semiconductor laser operation, pn junction formation, and laser efficiency.

Laser Basics: Principles and Components

Covers the fundamental principles of lasers and key components for laser operation.