Homework Assignment #12
Introduction to Lasers
What you will learn from this
section
- what the acronym "LASER" means
- the characteristics of laser
light
- the required parts of a laser
- the types of lasers, classified by gain
medium
- optics vocabulary for this
section:
- metastable state
- population inversion
- spontaneous emission
- stimulated emission
How to approach this material
- Read chapter 4, Introduction to
Lasers
- Do the homework problems in this
folder.
If you have questions
- Send an email to Judy
jdonnelly@trcc.commnet.edu or to Randy
rseebeck@trcc.commnet.edu
- Post a question in the discussion
forum
- Talk with a mentor, or another student (we
learn best when we help each other!)
- Stop by the Virtual Classroom during posted
office hours
When you are finished
- Fax (860 886-5063) or email your homework
to me by the due date. (see the assignment folder) If you fax, be
sure to write "ATTN: JUDY DONNELLY" on the first page, and to
number the pages.
- Check the calendar for the due date for the
lab.