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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 |
