Applications of Schrödinger’s Equation
• Particle in three-dimensional boxes. Degeneracy
• Barrier penetration and tunnel effect.
• Tunneling probability, Alpha Decay.
Summerfield’s Free electron gas model
• Postulates, Density of energy states, Fermi energy level.
• Band Theory of solids
Units: II
Lasers
• Theory of laser action: Einstein’s coefficients, Components of a laser,
Threshold conditions for laser action.
• Theory, Design and applications of He-Ne and semiconductor lasers.
• Elementary ideas of Q-switching and mode locking.
Holography
• Holography versus photography, Basic theory of holography, Basic
requirement of a holographic laboratory.
• Applications of holography in microscopy and interferometry.
Units: III
Coherence
• Spatial and temporal coherence, Coherence lenght, Coherence time and ‘Q’
factor for light.
• Visibility as a measure of coherence.
• Spatial Coherence and size of the source.
• Temporal coherence and spectral purity.
Optical Fibers
• Optical fiber as optical wave-guide.
• Numerical aperture and maximum angle of acceptance.
Units: IV
Nuclear Radiation Detectors and Dielectrics
• Characteristics of gas filled detectors: general considerations.
• Constructions, Working and properties of: Ionization chamber, proportional
Counter, G.M.Counter and Scintillation Counter.
• Dielectrics: Electric break down and measurement of dielectric constant
Units: V
Electro Dynamics
• Scalar and Vector fields
• Definitions of gradient Divergence and curl
• Maxwell’s Equations
• Boundary Conditions
• Wave equation and its solution for free space
• Nature of E.M. Waves, Poynting vector