Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	EEE611	QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER I	5+0+0	3	6	16.06.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Master's Degree
Department / Program	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand the principles of blackbody radiation, perturbation and scattering theories, the uncertainty principle, quantum mechanical operators, absorption and amplification processes in atomic systems, and the concepts of electric polarization and susceptibility.
Course Content	Review of quantum mechanics. The density operator. Dipole transitions. Hamiltonian of an atom in electromagnetic field. Electric dipole interaction. Parity. Equations of motion for the electric dipole transition and for the magnetic dipole spin (1/2) system. Absorption, dispersion, saturation. Tensor properties of the susceptibility. Rate equations. Brief survey of the laser
Course Methods and Techniques	Face to face
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Prof.Dr. Nuran DOĞRU
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. NURAN DOĞRU
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

A. Yariv, Optical Electronics, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
A. Yariv, An Introduction to Theory and Application of Quantum Mechanics, Wiley.
A. E. Siegman, Lasers, University Science Books.

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%10
Engineering	%90

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	2	% 60
Final examination	1	% 40
Total	3	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Weekly lecture hours	14	3	42
Presentation preparation	1	5	5
Presentation	1	2	2
Midterm and midterm exam preparation	2	15	30
Final exam and preparation for the final exam	1	35	35
Other (Specify)	14	4	56
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 6 170

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Explain the quantum nature of electromagnetic radiation and blackbody radiation.
2	Apply quantum mechanical concepts such as operators, uncertainty principles, and density operators to atomic systems.
3	Analyze atom–field interactions using perturbation theory and electric dipole approximation.
4	Explain absorption, stimulated emission, dispersion, saturation, and susceptibility in atomic media.
5	Derive and apply rate equations and population inversion concepts to laser systems.
6	Explain the operating principles, resonator structures, and threshold conditions of lasers.
7	Compare different laser systems and evaluate their applications in science and engineering.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to the course. Quantum nature of electromagnetic radiation. Blackbody radiation and Planck’s theory.
2	Photon concept. Einstein coefficients. Particle nature of light and matter-radiation interaction.
3	Review of quantum mechanics: state vectors, operators, eigenvalues, and the uncertainty principle.
4	Density operator and two-level atomic systems.
5	Time-dependent perturbation theory and atomic transition probabilities.
6	Hamiltonian of an atom in an electromagnetic field. Electric dipole interaction and selection rules.
7	1st midterm
8	Dipole transitions, parity, absorption, spontaneous emission, and stimulated emission.
9	Equations of motion for two-level systems. Introduction to the optical Bloch equations.
10	Absorption, dispersion, and saturation phenomena.
11	Electric polarization, susceptibility, and tensor properties of susceptibility.
12	Rate equations, population inversion, and optical gain.
13	2nd midterm
14	Fundamentals of lasers: optical resonators, cavity modes, threshold conditions, and laser operation.Types of lasers (gas, solid-state, semiconductor, and fiber lasers), applications, and course review.

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P1	P2	P3	P4
All	5	4	4	4
C1	5	4	4	4
C2	5	4	4	4
C3	5	4	4	4
C4	5	4	4	4
C5	5	4	4	4
C6	5	4	4	4
C7	5	4	4	4

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