Course Objective
As part of this course, students:
1. Understand the principles of laser.
2. Explain the properties of laser light
3. Understand the operations of different types of lasers
4. Explain how material processing is accomplished with lasers
5. Understand holography and its application
6. Introduce basic fiber optic communication systems
7. Introduce metrological applications
Course Outcomes
As part of this course, students:
1. Identify the four elements of different lasers
2. Estimate stability requirements
3. Recognize different laser modes of oscillation
4. Use different methods to modulate laser output
5. Evaluate laser safety for ocular exposure
6. Estimate laser operation parameters for material processing
7. Make different kinds of holograms
8. Recognize components of optical fiber communication system
9. Understand the fundamentals of laser metrology
