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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

power extraction, TEM00 modes and its propagation, Q-switching,
Mode-locking, Examples of solid-state, gas and dye lasers,
Nonlinear optics:, Electro-optic effect, Magneto-optic effect, Acousto-
optic effect.
Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF2013 PHOTONICS (3 CREDITS)
Basics of optical fibre waveguides; Total internal reflection;
Acceptance angle and Numerical aperture; Skew rays;
Electromagnetic mode theory for optical propagation in guided
medium; Modes in a planar waveguide; Phase and group velocity;
Phase shift with total internal reflection and evanescent field; Goos-
Haenchen shift; Multimode optical fibre; Single mode optical fibre;
Transmission characteristics of optical fibre; Attenuation, Material
absorption losses in silica glass fibre; Linear and nonlinear scattering
losses; Fibre bend loss; Mid-IR and Far-IR transmission in optical
fibre; Chromatic and intermodal dispersion; Dispersion-modified
single-mode fibres; Polarization and nonlinear effects in optical fibres;
Fabrication of optical fibres; Fibre and waveguide amplifiers and
lasers; Rare-earth doped fibre amplifiers; Raman and Brillouin fibre
amplifiers; Telecom network, Waveguide amplifiers; waveguide
fabrication, devices and applications.

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF2015 ASTROPHYSICS (3 CREDITS)
Astronomical Tools : spherical astronomy, optical telescope, radio
telescope and space telescope
Atomic spectra, interaction of light and matter
Solar system: Origin of solar system and morphology of solar system.
Sun-moon-earth interactions.
Exoplanets and solar-like systems
The sun : atmosphere, solar activity and nuclear fusion
The stars: properties of the stars; brightness, distances, masses,
sizes, star formation, stellar structure and evolution; death of the stars

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