PHYS 637 Optical Instrumentation

Exp. Data Analysis, Detector Theory and Performance Parameters, Thermal Detectors (pneumatic, pyroelectric, thermpelectric, bolometers, ) , Photon Detectors (photemissive, vacuum photodiode, photomultiplier, photoncounting, image intensifier), Junction detectors (PIN, APD, Schottky PD, phototransistor), Vidicon , Plumbicon , Diode arrays, CCD Camera. Noise in photon devices.
Gas Laser Design: Gas discharge phenomena – Vacuum techniques- Cooling systems – Power supplies for low and high power cw lasers – High power pulsed lasers(CO2, TEA…) - Blumbin circuits (TEA, Excimer, N2 dynamic and chemical lasers design). Liquid Lasers Design: Preparation of dye solvents – pump geometry –jet flow transverse pumping – high energy dye laser (flash and laser pumped) – fs lasers. Insulator Solid Lasers: Flash and arc lamp – Diode pumped YAG lasers – Ti:sapphire laser design – Ring and Traveling wave laser design. Injection Lasers: Fabrication and characterization- Diode array lasers for pumping. Laser Mirrors: Dielectric coating – thin films – dichroic mirrors. Detection circuits problems.