1. SARVAJANIK COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY
Physics
(2110011)
Computer Engineering – II
B.E. – I year
Topic:
Laser and its application
2. Group members
Name Roll no.
barodiya priyank 56
Vadodariya keyur 57
Jain Rishika 58
Thakur pathik 59
Patel palak 60
Patel Ishani 61
Patel Himani 62
Shah priyansh 63
Shah abhinandan 64
Khandwala mudra 65
Parmar siddhant 66
Patel harsh 67
3. Annexure
History of Laser
Characteristics of Laser
Basic Principles of Laser
ND-YAG LASER
Applications of Laser
4. What is Laser?
Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation
A device produces a coherent beam of optical rad
iation by stimulating electronic, ionic, or molecul
ar transitions to higher energy levels
When they return to lower energy levels by stimu
lated emission, they emit energy.
5. History of Laser
In 1917, Albert Einstein established the
theoretical foundations for the laser and
the maser in the paper Zur Quantentheorie der
Strahlung (On the Quantum Theory of
Radiation) via a re-derivation of Max Plank’s
law of radiation, conceptually based upon
probability coefficients (Einstein’s coefficient)
for the absorption, spontaneous emission, and
stimulated emission of electromagnetic
radiation.
6. In 1928, Rudolf W. Ladenburg confirmed
the existence of the phenomenon of
stimulated emission and negative
absorption. In 1939, Valentin A. Fabrikant
predicted the use of stimulated emission
to amplify "short" waves.
8. The light emitted from a laser is monochromatic,
that is, it is of one color/wavelength. In contrast,
ordinary white light is a combination of many col
ors (or wavelengths) of light.
Lasers emit light that is highly directional, that is,
laser light is emitted as a relatively narrow beam i
n a specific direction. Ordinary light, such as fro
m a light bulb, is emitted in many directions awa
y from the source
9. The light from a laser is said to be coherent, which
means that the wavelengths of the laser light are in
phase in space and time. Ordinary light can be a
mixture of many wavelengths.
The intensity of a light source is the power emitted
per unit surface area per unit solid angle. Laser is
highly intense beam
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11. Basic Principles of Laser
Spontaneous emission
Stimulated emission
Amplification
Population inversion
Active medium
Pumping
Optical resonators
14. Amplification
Amplification is the act or means of
increase of the physical quantity.
We can see that in stimulated
emission , there is an increase in
numbers of photons.
For amplification of light we need
stimulated emission only
15. Population inversion
Population of atoms or electrons in any
energy level is given by
In practice the population inversion is possible
when there is an existence of meta stable
state of energy.
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18. Active Medium
The Active medium is the solid , gas
or any solid state medium which has
meta stable state and able to create
population inversion and can amplify
the light.
19. Pumping
The processes in which the external energy is
consume to make an electron or atom to
undergo transition from low energy state to
higher one is known as pumping.
20. Types of pumping
Direct Pumping
{ Primary Pumping}
Optical electrical
Direct
conversion chemical
Indirect Pumping
{ Secondary Pumping}
21. OPTICAL PUMPING
If the luminous energy [light] is supplied to a
medium for causing population inversion , then
pumping is known as OPTICAL PUMPING
22. Electrical Pumping
The pumping by electric discharge is
preferred in the laser materials whose
higher energy levels have narrow
band width e.g. Argon ion laser.
23. Direct conversion
A direct conversion of electrical energy
to radiant energy. e.g. LED and semi
conductor laser.
24. Chemical
In the chemical pumping energy from
a chemical reaction is use for the
excitation of atoms.
25. Indirect Pumping
The later atom provide the population
inversion needed for laser emission.
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26. Optical Resonator
An optical resonator is needed to build up the light
energy in the beam. The resonator is formed by placing a
pair of mirrors facing each other so that light emitted
along the line between the mirrors is reflected back and
forth. When a population inversion is created in the
medium, light reflected back and forth increases in
intensity with each pass through the laser medium.
If the laser generates a continuous beam, the amount of
light added by stimulated emission on each round trip
between the mirrors equals the light emerging in the
beam plus losses within the optical resonator
37. Applications of laser
Transmission and processing of
information
Laser scanners
Optical discs
Fibre-optic communication systems
Alignment, measurement, and imaging
Surveying
38. Industrial uses
Laser energy can be
focused in space and
concentrated in time so
that it heats, burns away,
or vaporizes many
materials. Although the
total energy in a laser
beam may be small, the
concentrated power on
small spots or during short
intervals can be
enormous.
39. Medical applications
Surgical removal of tissue with a laser is a
physical process similar to industrial laser
drilling. Carbon-dioxide lasers burn away
tissue because their infrared beams are
strongly absorbed by the water that makes
up the bulk of living cells. A laser beam
cauterizes the cuts, stopping bleeding in
blood-rich tissues such as the female
reproductive tract or the gums.
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41. High-energy lasers
Scientists have shown
that lasers can
concentrate extremely
high powers in either
pulses or continuous
beams. Major
applications for these
high-power levels
are fusion research,
nuclear weapons testing,
and missile defense.