Laser amplifiers 1) Optical transitions 2) Optical absorption and amplification 3) Population inversion and optical gain 4) Laser amplifiers 5) Rare-earth ion-doped fiber amplifiers Laser oscillators 6) Resonant optical cavities 7) Laser oscillation 8) Laser power; relaxation oscillation 9) Pulsed lasers 10) Optical fiber lasers Optional: Semiconductor basics Semiconductor lasers and light-emitting diodes 11) Radiative recombination 12) Band-to-band optical transitions 13) Optical gain 14) Spontaneous emission 15) Junction structures 16) Lateral structures 17) Light-emitting diodes 18) Semiconductor optical amplifiers 19) Semiconductor lasers 20) Semiconductor laser characteristics

本課程教授雷射相關之基礎知識，期使學生對雷射基本工作原理及應用能有相當程度之了解。課程內容涵蓋雷射增益介質(Gain media)、雷射共振腔(Laser cavity)、輸出功率等。

評分方式：期中考45%；期末考55%

教科書： Jia-Ming Liu, "Photonic Devices," Cambridge University Press 2005, Chapter 10 – Chapter 13.