Learning objective
Study the physical essence of the Mandelstam–Brillouin and Compton effects.
Understand the relativistic Doppler effect for light (longitudinal and transverse).
Master the concepts of spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein coefficients and inversion.
Study the operating principle and types of lasers and the basics of holography.
Expected outcomes
Calculates the Compton shift and the recoil-electron energy.
Finds the source velocity from the shift of spectral lines and estimates Doppler broadening.
Calculates the mode spacing of a laser resonator and the parameters of laser radiation.
Explains the scheme for recording and reconstructing a hologram.
Activities
Lecture
Lecture · 55 min ·
required
Problem solving on the topic “The Compton and Doppler effects. Lasers”
Practice · 55 min ·
required
The Doppler effect in optics and its applications
Self-study · 4 h 25 min ·
optional
Final test
Test · 20 min ·
required
· pass ≥ 70%
Completion conditions
- Lecture
- Problem solving on the topic “The Compton and Doppler effects. Lasers”
- Final test — at least 70%