Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
7	EEE 417	INTRODUCTION TO LASER	3+0+0	3	5	04.08.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS E.
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Students will learn fundamental of laser physics, operation of lasers, various types of laser and very wide range of applications of laser.
Course Content	Fundamentals of Lasers How Lasers Work Properties of Laser Radiation Meteorological and Scientific Applications Industrial, Medical, and Military Applications Holography Applications in Optical Information Systems
Course Methods and Techniques	Face to face
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. Nuran Doğru
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

J.Wilson, J.F.B. Hawkes, Lasers principles and applications

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

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Weekly lecture hours	14	3	42
Internet browsing, library work	1	3	3
Presentation	1	2	2
Midterm and midterm exam preparation	2	20	40
Final exam and preparation for the final exam	1	35	35
Other (Specify)	14	2	28
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

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

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Analysis the fundamental of laser physics
2	Analysis of the working principle of a laser.
3	Understanding the properties of laser radiation
4	Understanding different types of lasers
5	Understanding the very wide range of applications of lasers.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction
2	The nature of light; Emission and absorption of light; Interaction of radiation and matter; The Einstein relations
3	The gain coefficient; Attainment of a population inversion;The optical resonator
4	Threshold gain coefficient; The line shape function; Laser modes
5	Doped insulated lasers; Fresnel loss; The Nd:YAG laser
6	Semiconductor lasers; Gas lasers; Liquid dye laser
7	Semiconductor lasers; Gas lasers; Liquid dye laser
8	Laser linewidth; Laser frequency stabilization;Beam divergence
9	Rotating-mirror method; Electro-optic Q-switching; Acousto-optic Q-switching
10	Mode-locking; Frequency doubling; Phase conjugation
12	Mode-locking; Frequency doubling; Phase conjugation
13	Introduction to holography; Classification of holograms; Applications of holography
14	Optical communication

Sustainable Development Goals

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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