Laser Physics

  1. Light-Matter Interaction Mechanisms
    1. Fundamental Interaction Processes
      1. Absorption
        1. Linear Absorption
          1. Absorption Cross-Section
            1. Beer-Lambert Law
              1. Saturation Effects
              2. Spontaneous Emission
                1. Radiative Lifetime
                  1. Fluorescence
                    1. Phosphorescence
                      1. Quantum Efficiency
                      2. Stimulated Emission
                        1. Einstein's Theory
                          1. Coherent Emission Properties
                            1. Phase Relationships
                              1. Amplification Process
                            2. Einstein Coefficients
                              1. A Coefficient (Spontaneous Emission)
                                1. B Coefficients (Absorption and Stimulated Emission)
                                  1. Detailed Balance Relations
                                    1. Connection to Blackbody Radiation
                                      1. Rate Equation Formulation
                                      2. Population Dynamics
                                        1. Thermal Equilibrium
                                          1. Boltzmann Distribution
                                            1. Partition Functions
                                            2. Non-Equilibrium States
                                              1. Rate Equations
                                                1. Two-Level Systems
                                                  1. Multi-Level Systems
                                                  2. Relaxation Processes
                                                    1. Radiative Decay
                                                      1. Non-Radiative Decay
                                                        1. Collisional Processes

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