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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / FİZ513 - PHYSICS (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: FİZ513 Course Title: LASER PHYSICS I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PHYSICS (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEZEN AKSÖZ (sezenaksoz@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To be informed about semiconductor devices, Light emitting diodes (LED), Einstein Relations, Radiation absorbtion, Working principles of lasers, Population inversion, Laser sources (solid,liquid,gas), Semiconductor injection lasers, Growth of semiconductor laser structures. Types of injection lasers, Threshold current density, Edge-emitting lasers, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL), Quantum well lasers, Quantum wire lasers, Quantum dot lasers, Degradation of laser parameters and Laser applications.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To know Lasers, type of lasers, the principles run of the lasers and applications in medicine and indrustrie PO-2 Comprehend interdisciplinary interactions and relations relevant to physics; analyze, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas and to obtain original results by using expertise knowledge of the field
PO-3 Obtain new scientific knowledge and gain higher level of skills in field of search
PO-4 Develop a new scientific method in the field or apply a known method to a different problem.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Semiconductor devices, Light emitting diotes (LED), Einstein Relations, Radiation absorbtion, Working principles of lasers, Population inversion, Laser sources (solid,liquid,gas), Semiconductor injection lasers, Growth of semiconductor laser structures. Types of injection lasers, Threshold current density, Edge-Emitting lasers, Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL), Quantum well lasers, Quantum wire lasers, Quantum dot lasers, Degradation of laser parameters, Laser applications
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Lasers Explanation methods, solving problems related to lasers
2 Lasers,Light emitting diotes (LED) Explanation methods, solving problems related to light emitting diotes
3 Einstein relations, radiation absorbtion Explanation methods, solving problems related to radiation absorbtion
4 Working principles of lasers, population inversion Explanation methods, solving problems realted to lasers
5 Laser sources (solid,liquid,gas) Explanation methods, solving problems related to laser sources
6 Semiconductor lasers Explanation methods, solving problems related to semiconductor lasers
7 Growth of semiconductor laser diodes Explanation methods, solving problems related to semiconductor laser diodes
8 mid-term exam
9 Types of injection lasers, threshold current density Explanation methods, solving problems related to injection lasers and threshold current density
10 Edge-Emitting lasers Explanation methods, solving problems related to edge-emitting lasers
11 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL) Explanation methods, solving problems realted to lasers
12 Quantum well lasers Explanation methods, solving problems related to quantum well lasers
13 Quantum wire lasers, Quantum dot lasers Explanation methods, solving problems related to quantum wire lasers and quantum dot lasers
14 Degradation of laser parameters Explanation methods, solving problems related to degradation of laser parameters
15 Laser applications Explanation methods, solving problems related to laser applications
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Semiconductor Devices”, S.M. Sze, John Wiley&Sons, INC.
2 “Physics and Technology of semiconductor devices” A.S. Grove, Intel Corporation, Mountain View- University of California, Berkeley
3 "Lazer ile Malzeme İşleme" Ahmet Karaaslan,Litaratür Yayınları 2009
4 Spektroskopi ve Lazerlere Giriş, Prof.Dr.Fevzi Köksal, Dr. Rahmi Köseoğlu, Nobel Yayınları 2010
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 7 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 8 32
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 8 40
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 8 40
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 186