704135 VO Laser Safety for Physicists

summer semester 2018 | Last update: 06.08.2018 Place course on memo list
704135
VO Laser Safety for Physicists
VO 1
0,5
Block
not applicable
English

Basic Knowledge on laser safety rules for experimentalists working in optics laboratory.

1. Laser Safety: Overview and motivation
2. Overview of European standards and guidelines
3. Overview of hazards when working with lasers
4. Laser classification system
5. Interaction of laser light with human eyes and skin
6. How to calculate the damage thresholds for exposure for any laser
7. Advice on how to be safer in the lab

 

 

Lecture with practical examples and exercises

Final examination test (written)

Course notes

No formal requirements but the students should be familiar with SI units, changing between them, and the basics of laser physics (how they are quantified) and classical optics (lenses, Gaussian beams).

Course recommended for Master students in Experimental Physics and PhD students in their first year

to be announced
Group 1
Date Time Location
Mon 2018-06-18
09.00 - 12.00 HS 10 HS 10 Barrier-free
Mon 2018-06-18
14.00 - 17.00 HS B (Technik) HS B (Technik) Barrier-free
Wed 2018-06-20
14.00 - 17.00 HSB 8 HSB 8 Barrier-free
Thu 2018-06-21
09.00 - 12.00 HS G (Technik) HS G (Technik) Barrier-free
Thu 2018-06-21
14.00 - 17.00 HSB 2 HSB 2 Barrier-free