Scientific program

  1. MID-IR LASER SYSTEMS
    Dr. Dmitry Kolker, associate professor of NSTU (Physical department)
    1. Solid state laser souses at MID - IR region.
    2. Walk-off compensated structures and PPxx technology.
    3. Sum- and different frequency oscillations in nonlinear crystals.
    4. Conventional optical parametric oscillator for spectroscopy and different applications.
    5. Optical frequency divider by N for laser metrology.
    6. Nanosecond OPO at MID-IR and application for laser gas analysis.
    7. Automatical control of OPO parameters.
  2. INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTICS

    Prof. Sergey Turitsyn. Professor of Photonics at Aston University (Birmingham, UK) , Director of Photonics Research Group
    1. Introduction to optical fibre communications
    2. Raman-assisted distributed amplification in optical fibre communications

    Dr. Boris Nushkov, associate professor of NSTU (Physical department)
    1. Light propagation in optical fibers (geometrical optics approach)
      1. Reflection and refraction at dielectric-dielectric interface
      2. Numerical aperture of an optical fiber
    2. Light propagation in optical fibers (wave optics approach)
      1. Guided modes
      2. Normalized wave number (V-number)
      3. Number of guided modes and cutoff wavelength
    3. Beam parameters at fiber input/output
    4. Loss in optical fibers
    5. Dispersion in optical fibers

      6. FIBER LASERS

    6. Concept and construction of fiber lasers
      1. Basic construction of fiber lasers
      2. Active mediums and lasing wavelengths
      3. Fibers and fiber-optics elements used in fiber lasers
      4. Types of fiber laser resonators
    7. Overview of different types of fiber lasers
      1. Single-frequency fiber lasers
      2. Mode-locked fiber lasers
      3. High-power fiber lasers with high beam quality
      4. Raman fiber lasers
    8. Automatical control of fiber lasers
  3. LASER GAS ANALYSIS OF ATMOSPHERE
    Dr. Igor Sherstov, senior scientist of IPL SB RAS, associate professor of NSTU
    1. Schemes of remote laser sounding.
    2. Atmosphere of the Earth. The international scale of visibility.
    3. Quantum transitions and spectra of molecules. The main effects of interaction of laser radiation with atmospheric gases (combinational dispersion, fluorescence, absorption). Combinational dispersion laser lidar systems
    4. The analysis of range of action of pulse range finders for various models of atmosphere.
    5. A method of differential absorption for gas analysis atmosphere pollution.
    6. Differential absorption laser lidars.
    7. Physical bases of detection of gases optical an acoustic method. Laser opto- acoustic gas analyzers
  4. IV. ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OF LASER RADIATION
    Prof Vadim Zhmud. The Head of Automatical department of NSTU
    1. Electronic systems of stabilization of frequency of laser radiation
    2. Electronic systems of phase auto frequency locking of several lasers to each other
    3. Systems of ultra precise stabilization of temperature of semiconductor lasers
    4. Methods and equipment for certification of laser standards of frequency
    5. Modern digital systems of stabilization
    6. Adaptive and optimum control systems and stabilization