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Nature of light, polarization, interference, diffraction, light sources, units of light; Some quantum mechanical concepts, energy bands in solids, conductors, semiconductors and insulators, electrical conductivity; Semiconductors, carrier densities, Work function, excess carriers in semiconductors, junctions; Birefringence, optical activity, electro-optical effect, magneto-optical devices, Kerr modulators, acousto-optical effect, nonlinear optics; luminescence, photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence, electroluminescence, injection luminescence and light emitting diode; Plasma displays, display luminance, liquid crystal displays, digital displays; Radiation emission and absorption, Einstein relations, population inversion, optical feedback; Threshold conditions, line function, population inversion and pumping threshold conditions, laser modes, laser types; Single mode operation, frequency stabilization, mode locking, laser applications, rangefinding, holography; Thermal detectors, thermoelectric detectors, bolometer, pneumatic detectors, pyroelectric detectors, photon devices, photogenic devices, photoamplifiers; Vacuum photodiodes, photon counting techniques, image intensifiers, photoconductor detectors, noise in photoconductor detectors, joint detectors; Total internal reflection, planar dielectric waveguides, fiber optic waveguides, losses in fibers; Fiber splicing, Measurement of fiber characteristics, fiber materials and production, fiber cables; Modulation schemes, free space communications, fiber optic communication systems, integrated optics, fiber optic sensors.
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