PřF:F9190 Modern laser applications - Course Information

F9190 Modern laser applications

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Pavel Zemánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Dušan Hemzal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

Basics of optics, theory of electromagnetic field, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, solid-state physics

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Biophysics (programme PřF, M-FY)
• Biophysics (programme PřF, N-FY, specialization Aplikovaná biofyzika)
• Biophysics (programme PřF, N-FY, specialization Molekulární biofyzika)
• Physics (programme PřF, M-FY)
• Physics (programme PřF, N-FY)

Course objectives

Using particular practical examples, the main objective of this course is to provide the students with the ability to
- list and describe basic optical methods and devices in laser technology
- apply this knowledge in modern interdisciplinary fields (biophotonics, nanophotonics etc.).

Syllabus

• The principle of laser, gaussian beam, nonlinear optics, optical elements (light, active environment, resonator, drawing an active environment, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atoms, the emergence of a coherent radiation, output characteristics of laser radiation, CW and pulse mode, non-linear optical effects, AOM and EOM modulators, spatial light modulators, optical fibers, photonic structures)
• History and Present of lasers, introduction to the most important types of lasers and their properties (He-Ne laser, CO2 laser, Ar-ion laser, excimer lasers, dye lasers, ruby laser, Nd:YAG laser, laser diode, vibronic lasers, Ti: saphire laser; applications of individual lasers, safety at work with lasers)
• Lasers and microscopy (focusing of laser beams, advanced microscopy techniques using lasers - fluorescent microscopy, confocal microscopy, holographic microscopy, optical tomography, optical microscope in a nearfield; the use of lasers in biological applications, in the diagnosis and therapy; laser scalpel, creating microobjects by photopolymeration, detection of single molecules, raman mikrospectroscopy)
• The use of mechanical action of radiation (catching and cooling of atoms, optical tweezers, the application - the measurement of interactions at the molecular level; rotation of objects - optically controlled micromotors; optical sorting in a suspension, optically bond material, etc.)

Literature

• G. S. He, S. H. Liu: Physics of nonlinear optics
• J. B. Pawley: Handbook of biological confocal microscopy
• G. S. He, S. H. Liu: Physics of nonlinear optics
• A. E: Siegman: Lasers
• W. Berns, K. O. Greulich: Laser manipulation of cells and tissues (Methods in Cell Biology Vol. 82)
• NOVOTNÝ, Lukáš and Bert HECHT. Principles of nano-optics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xvii, 539. ISBN 0521832241. info
• SALEH, Bahaa E. A. and Malvin Carl TEICH. Základy fotoniky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Matfyzpress, 1994, xxxii, 226. ISBN 8085863006. info

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion

Assessment methods

Lectures attendance, final oral interview.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.

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