GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
LASER PHYSICS/FİZ332
Course Title: LASER PHYSICS
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sefer Bora LISESIVDIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://sblisesivdin.ndct.org
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bora@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To gather information about the nanodimesional semiconductor lasers, their working principles, properties, fabrication process and applications








 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Lasers- General introduction and basic theory
2. Week  Optical transitions, Population Inversion
3. Week  Optical Resonant Cavity, Resonators, Line shape, Gain and Loss
4. Week  Modes, Properties of Laser Light
5. Week  Classes of Lasers, Solid, Gasous and Liquid Lasers
6. Week  Semiconductor based optoelectronic devices. Light emitting diodes (LED)
7. Week  Working principles of semiconductor lasers
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Classes of SemiconductorLasers, Single and double heterojunction lasers
10. Week  Low dimensional Semiconductor Lasers, Quantum well and Quantum Dots semiconductor lasers, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL)
11. Week  Characterization of semiconductor laser diodes
12. Week  Materials using in laser production, Degradation of laser parameters, laser applications
13. Week  Light converters and detectors and solar cells
14. Week  General principles of Photodetectors, Materials using in semiconductor detector
15. Week  Classes of Semiconductor detectors, Applications of Photodetectors
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  6. “Optoelektronik, Değişim Yayınları” İ. Okur-Çeviri, 2000, Original: J.F.B.Hawkes and J.Wilson, ‘Optoelectronics’, PrenticeHall, Second Edition, NY, 1985.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Örn: Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Available
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
2
3
6
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
4
8
 Designing and Applying Materials
2
3
6
 Preparing Reports
1
8
8
 Preparing Presentation
1
8
8
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
6
6
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
111
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.44
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To be able to gain scientific innovation skill.X
2To be able to make independent research and investigation.X
3To be able to earn clever observation and analytical thinking skills.X
4To be able to make an biological systems analizing with physics laws.X
5To be able to connect with basic science Mathematic, Chemistry and Biology.X
6To be able to gain ability of teaching and learning.X
7To be able to understand the importance of physics concepts, implementation and describtion.X
8To be able to provide an understanding of natural phenomena with development of technology.X
9To be able to gain thinking, creating, upgradability of discussion and questioning skills.X
10To be able to contribute to developments in the field of Nuclear Medicine ,Health Physics and Medical Physics.X
11To be ability to about computer-aided algorithm for solving problems and to become capable of writing programs.
12To be ability to about access to information, present information and develop assessment.X
13To be develop itself as a parallel to developing technology.X