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Laser Operation
Troubleshooting, alignment, cleaning of optics, general maintenance.
Optics for Laser Measurements
Lenses, spherical aberration, diffraction, laser beams, beam divergence,
beamsplitters, detector linearity.
Attenuation Techniques
Filters, specular reflectors, diffuse reflectors, speckle statistics.
Basic Laser Power/Energy Standards
Calorimeter theory and design, data methods, volume absorbers, source
standards, absolute quantum detectors.
Laser Power/Energy Measurement Techniques
Calorimetry, beamsplitter system, calibration system, power/energy measurements,
documentation, automation.
Pulse Measurements
Pulse parameter definitions, energy measurements, waveform measurements,
detector characterization, time domain techniques, sub-nanosecond measurements,
systems, calibrations.
Beam Profile Measurements
Beam divergence, detector effects, near field, far field, fluence.
Optical Fiber Power Measurements
Traceability, calibration system, measurement uncertainty, detector
linearity, detector uniformity, tunable lasers, round robins, connector
effects, international comparisons.
Fiber Optics Practicum
Fiber types and packaging, real-world pitfalls, working with
optical fiber.
Diode Lasers
Temperature stability, frequency control, measurement of peak power
and energy, beam focusing, beam uniformity, angular divergence.
Laser Measurements for Optical Communications
Absolute coupled average power, waveform shape, spectral behavior.
Statistics and Error Analysis
Errors, uncertainties, measurement process characterization, estimation,
statistical control.
Laser Safety
Hazards to the eye, evaluation measurements, beam diagnostics for safety
purposes, eye protectors.
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