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Laser Physics
1. Fundamentals of Light and Electromagnetic Radiation
2. Atomic and Molecular Physics Foundations
3. Light-Matter Interaction Mechanisms
4. Laser Physics Principles
5. Optical Resonators and Cavity Physics
6. Laser Characteristics and Properties
7. Types of Laser Systems
8. Laser Dynamics and Temporal Behavior
9. Nonlinear Optics and Laser Applications
10. Laser Systems Engineering
11. Laser-Material Interactions
12. Laser Applications
13. Laser Safety and Regulations
3.
Light-Matter Interaction Mechanisms
3.1.
Fundamental Interaction Processes
3.1.1.
Absorption
3.1.1.1.
Linear Absorption
3.1.1.2.
Absorption Cross-Section
3.1.1.3.
Beer-Lambert Law
3.1.1.4.
Saturation Effects
3.1.2.
Spontaneous Emission
3.1.2.1.
Radiative Lifetime
3.1.2.2.
Fluorescence
3.1.2.3.
Phosphorescence
3.1.2.4.
Quantum Efficiency
3.1.3.
Stimulated Emission
3.1.3.1.
Einstein's Theory
3.1.3.2.
Coherent Emission Properties
3.1.3.3.
Phase Relationships
3.1.3.4.
Amplification Process
3.2.
Einstein Coefficients
3.2.1.
A Coefficient (Spontaneous Emission)
3.2.2.
B Coefficients (Absorption and Stimulated Emission)
3.2.3.
Detailed Balance Relations
3.2.4.
Connection to Blackbody Radiation
3.2.5.
Rate Equation Formulation
3.3.
Population Dynamics
3.3.1.
Thermal Equilibrium
3.3.1.1.
Boltzmann Distribution
3.3.1.2.
Partition Functions
3.3.2.
Non-Equilibrium States
3.3.3.
Rate Equations
3.3.3.1.
Two-Level Systems
3.3.3.2.
Multi-Level Systems
3.3.4.
Relaxation Processes
3.3.4.1.
Radiative Decay
3.3.4.2.
Non-Radiative Decay
3.3.4.3.
Collisional Processes
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