TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sıtkı Çağdaş İnam
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the wave and particle nature of light. 2) Learn the basics of Optics. 3) Obtain skills to apply Quantum and Electromagnetic theory to these problems. 4) Understand Laser action. 5) Will be able to classify Laser sources. 6) Gain konowledge about the applications of the Laser technology.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	It is recommended for the student to take EEM 214, EEM 224 ve EEM 323 courses before.
COURSE DEFINITION	Laser Technology Overview, Electromagnetic Waves, Wave Particle Dualism, Index of Refraction, Polarization and Brightness, Venture, Atoms, Molecules and Energy Levels, Energy Distributions and Laser Effect, Laser Resonators, Resonator Modes, Reduce Bandwidth Laser, Q-switching, Space Damping and Mode Locking, Nonlinear Optics, Semiconductor and Solid State Lasers, Helium Neon, Helium Cadmium, ion, Carbon Dioxide Lasers, Excimer, Adjustable and Ultra-fast Lasers.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Laser Technology Overview 2nd Week Electromagnetic Waves, Wave Particle Dualism 3rd Week Index of Refraction, Polarization and Brightness; Venture 4th Week Atoms, Molecules and Energy Levels 5th Week Energy Distributions and Laser Effect 6th Week Laser Resonators 7th Week Resonator Modes 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Reduce Bandwidth Laser, Q-switching 10th Week Space Damping and Mode Locking 11th Week Nonlinear Optics 12th Week Semiconductor and Solid State Lasers 13th Week Helium Neon, Helium Cadmium, ion, Carbon Dioxide Lasers 14th Week Excimer, Adjustable and Ultra-fast Lasers
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	(1) "Introduction to Laser Technology", B. Hitz vd., 3. Basım, IEEE Press (2001) (2) "Understanding Lasers: An Entry Level Guide", J. Hecht, 3. Basım, IEEE Press (2008) (3) "Quantum Optics: An Introduction", M. Fox, Oxford University Press (2006) (4) "Introduction to Modern Optics", G. R. Fowles, 2. Basım, Dover Publicatons Inc. (1989)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Questions/Answers,Lecture,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 10 Quiz 2 10 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 2 4 8 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 8 16 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No