Studying acousto-optic modulation of laser beams THIRD YEAR LABORATORY 2006 EXPERIMENT LIST PHYS3770 and 3780

PHYS3770 Laser and Spectroscopy Laboratory
*	Laser safety assignment
*	Properties of HeNe Laser Light
*	Injection Laser Diodes
	Holography
	Acousto Optics
	Fourier Optics
	Fourier Transform Spectrometry
*	Photo-Detector and Light Source Characteristics
	Optical Spectroscopy
*	The Neodymium YAG Laser

PHYS3780 Photonics Laboratory
*	Laser safety assignment
*	Properties of HeNe Laser Light
	Polarisation of Light
*	Injection Laser Diodes
*	Photo-Detector and Light Source Characteristics
*	The Neodymium YAG Laser
	Optical Fibres
	Optical Fibre Sensors
	Optical Fibre Communications
	Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR)

* experiments will be done only once.

Expt.	Title	Hours	Notes
1	Properties of HeNe Laser Light	10	P E
2	Injection Laser Diodes	6	E
3	Polarisation of Light	8
4	Holography	10+	P!(1)
5	Acousto Optics	6	P E
6	Fourier Optics	12+	P
7	Fourier Transform Spectrometry	10+	P
8	Photo-Detector and Light Source Characteristics	10	P
9	Optical Spectroscopy	8
10	Optical Fibres	10	P E
11	Optical Fibre Sensors	8	P(10) E
12	Optical Fibre Communication	10	P(10) E
15	Optical Time Domain Reflectometry	4	P! E
16	The Neodymium YAG Laser	6	P!(1)(10) E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:
+	- additional points awarded for optional extensions of the experiment
P	- experiments may (P! = should) be done with a partner
(x)	- number of recommended pre-requisite experiment(s)
E	- recommended for photonics engineering students
All experiments are located in the Optoelectronics Teaching Laboratory Room LG46, Old Main Building