In
conjunction with the
National Laser Symposium, 2003, which is
being held at IIT, Kharagpur,
from 22nd to 24th December, 2003, Indian Laser
Association will conduct
the following courses, which
will be held at the Symposium venue on
21st December, 2003.
The Course is devised by the faculty Members
of the Dept. of Physics and Chemistry of IIT, Kharagpur.
The Speakers are , Dr. P.K.Datta, Dr.
Anushree Roy, Dr. S.K.Ray, Dr.A.Dhar & Dr. A.K.Pramanik.
The Course will be a full day course of 7 Hours duration.
It will start at 9:15 Hours and will continue till 17:30 Hrs., with one hour Lunch break.
The
course is devised by faculty members of the Dept. of Applied Physics of
The University of Calcutta.
The speakers are Prof. L.N.Hazra, Dr.
K.Bhattacharya, Dr. A.Ghosh, Dr.S.K.Sarkar and Prof. A.K.Chakraborthy.
The Course will be a full day course of 7
Hours duration.
It will start at 9:15 Hours and will continue
till 17:30 Hrs., with one hour Lunch break.
Course Fee and
Schedule :
Fee for Course No.1 & 2, (inclusive of Lunch):
For students
and all ILA Members : Rs 200/-
All others :
Rs 400/-
Each course will
consist of seven Lectures. Both the Courses will run parallel. For
details see Annexure below.
Financial Assistance :
The organizing
Committee of NLS , provides TA/DA assistance to deserving students. If such students will also like to
attend the Courses they should apply to the Secretary, NLS-2003, for additional
local hospitality for one more day.
Registration
for the ILA Courses and Lodging
and Boarding:
To register
for the ILA Courses , send by e-mail
or post an application in the enclosed format to
Co-Secretary, NLS-2003.
Kindly also send a copy to ILA Gen.Sec.II.
The Application along
with Bank Draft
or a Cheque for the Course
must reach the Co-Secretary before 1st December, 2003.
The DD or Cheque
should be payable at Indore in favor of “Indian Laser Association, Indore”.
For outstation
cheques, add Rs55/- as bank charges.
In the event of cancellation of a course, due to
some unavoidable circumstances, the Fee will be sent back
to the applicant.
For lodging and
boarding arrangements, please contact the Co-Secretary , on or before 5th
December, 2003.
Kindly
contact the Co-Secretary
regarding the charges.
Signature:……………………….
Please mail the above info to :
Dr. S.K.Ray,
Co-Secretary,
NLS-2003,
Asstt. Professor,
Deptt. Of Physics
& Metrology,
IIT, Kharagpur- 721
302
Phone ( Office ) : 03222-283860
Phone ( Residence ) : 03222-283861
E-Mail: physkr@phy.iitkgp.ernet.in
Please send a copy to Gen.Sec.II, ILA (ila@rrcat.gov.in) also, for information.
In case
of need of TA / DA
Assistance contact::
Dr. K.S.Bartwal
Laser Material
Division
Centre for
Advanced Technology
P.O. CAT, Indore
– 452 013
Phone ( Office )
: 0731-2488656
Fax: 0731-2488656
E-Mail:bartwal@rrcat.gov.in
Details of
the Courses:
Course No.1: Nanotechnology
for Photonics
Soft chemical methods for synthesis of fine powder of optical materials, like
Advantages and disadvantages
of various methods. Methodology to control the
impurities and maintain chemical homogeneities.
B.
“Semiconductor Nanotechnology for sources & detectors”- Prof.
S.K.Ray, & Dr.A.Dhar
Growth of
semiconductor Nanostructures, Quantum Well Lasers, Quantum
Well Infrared detectors, Terahertz sources and detectors
C.
“Linear optical properties of nano-materials” - Dr. Anushree
Roy
Quantum size effects, Excitons in nano-materials,
Electronic and optical
Properties of nano-materials,
Electron phonon interaction in nano-materials.
D.
“Non-linear optical properties of nano-materials” - Dr.
P.K.Dutta
Response of
composite media with nonlinear constituents, properties of Au
clusters containing
dielectric thin films, nonlinear optical
effects of Ag-
colloidal aggregates, theory
of nonlinear optical response in metal dielectric
composites and surface
enhanced nonlinear ties in percolating metal dielectric
films.
Course No. 2 : Lasers in Optical Engineering
A.
An overview of the Tutorial
: Prof. L.N.Hazra
B.
“ Laser beam
characteristics” : Dr. K.Bhattacharya
Monochromacity & coherence
Elements of Gaussian beam optics
Beam waist and divergence
Rayleigh range & confocal parameter
Optimum collimation
Laser beam quality: k-factor or M-square parameter
C.
“ Laser Beam shaping”
: Prof. L.N.Hazra
Geometric theory of beam shaping
Diffraction theory of beam shaping
Beam shaping as an optimization problem
Local and global optimization techniques
Beam shaping with diffusers
Multifaceted or multi aperture beam shapers
D.
“ Interferometry &
Optical Metrology with Lasers”: Dr.A.Ghosh
& Dr. S.K.Sarkar
Basics of optical interferometry
Lasers in
optical interferometry: problems and prospects
Phase
shifting interferometry
Laser
based angle and distance measurement techniques
Optical
alignment with Lasers
E.
“ Holography” : Prof.
A.K.Chakraborty
Basic principles of wave front reconstruction
On axis, Off axis, Fresnel & Fourier Transform
Holograms
Holographic Interferometry
Colour Holograms: Display Holograms: Rainbow Holograms
Volume Holography : Embossed Holograms
Holography in optical image processing
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