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Assignment Laser Physics Unit 2

This document provides 15 questions about laser physics concepts. It asks the reader to: 1) Explain the differences between white light and laser light and the interaction of radiation with matter. 2) Derive a relation for the emission of radiation from a blackbody and show laser action is possible in the infrared region. 3) Calculate the ratio of population densities of upper and lower laser levels assuming thermal equilibrium. 4) Calculate the size of a laser spot on the moon from a laser focused by a lens on Earth. 5) Explain applications of lasers and one in detail.

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Assignment Laser Physics Unit 2

This document provides 15 questions about laser physics concepts. It asks the reader to: 1) Explain the differences between white light and laser light and the interaction of radiation with matter. 2) Derive a relation for the emission of radiation from a blackbody and show laser action is possible in the infrared region. 3) Calculate the ratio of population densities of upper and lower laser levels assuming thermal equilibrium. 4) Calculate the size of a laser spot on the moon from a laser focused by a lens on Earth. 5) Explain applications of lasers and one in detail.

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PHY125 UNIT-2 Assignment LASER PHYSICS

1. Explain the difference between the white light and the LASER light in
detail.
2. Explain the interaction of radiation with matter (absorbance, spontaneous
emission and stimulated emission) in detail.
𝐴/𝐵
3. Drive the relation 𝑢(𝜈) = ℎ𝜈 and show that from here laser action
(exp( )−1)
𝑘𝑇

is easily possible up to the infrared region. Take the example of λ=20cm


and λ=500nm.
4. Calculate the ratio of the population densities of upper and lower LASER
levels, assume that the material is in thermal equilibrium. It is given that
the wavelength separation between the energy levels is 1 micrometer at the
temperature of 295 K.
5. A laser beam λ= 6000Å on earth is focused by a lens (or minor) of diameter
2m on to a crater on the moon. The distance of the moon is 4 x 108 m. How
big is the spot on the moon? Neglect the effect of earth's atmosphere. Ans:
1.44 x 104 m2.
6. Write the different applications of LASER. Explain one in detail.
7. A laser beam has a wavelength of 8 x 10-7 m and aperture 5 x 10-3 m. The
laser beam is sent to moon. The diastance of the moon is 4 x 105 km from
the earth. Calculate (a). the angular spread of the beam and (b). the areal
spread when it reaches the moon. Ans: (a) 1.6 x 10-4 radian, (b): 4.096 x
109 m2.
8. Explain the systematic diagram, Energy level diagram and working of
Ruby LASER in detail.
9. The coherence length for sodium light is 2.945 x 10-2 m. The wavelength
of sodium light is 5890 A0. Calculate: (a) the number of oscillations
corresponding to the coherent length and (b). coherent time. Ans: 5 x 10 4,
9.82 x 10-11s.
10.Explain the systematic diagram, Energy level diagram and working of He-
Ne LASER in detail.
11.Explain the advantages and disadvantages of semiconductor LASER over
gas and solid-state LASER.
12.A laser beam has a power of 50mw. It has an aperture of 5 x 10 -3 m and it
emits light of wavelength 7200 A0. The beam is focused with a lens of focal
length 0.1 m. Calculate the area and the intensity of the image. Ans: 2.074
x 10-10 m2, 2.411 x 108 watts/m2.
13. Explain the direct band gap and indirect band gap semiconductors. Why
direct band gap semiconductors are used for photon generations (used in
LED and LASER).
14.Why at least 3 energy levels should be involved to make a laser?
15. Draw the systematic diagram of the semiconductor LED and
semiconductor LASER.

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