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Title of the course

 MM 718: Laser Processing and Nanostructures

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Credit structure

L          T          P          C

3           0          0           6

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Pre-requisite, if any

None

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Course content

Fundamentals of Laser, Continuous and pulsed Laser concept, Laser safety and best practices, Fundamentals of Laser Material Interactions, Introduction to Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Semiconducting and metallic nanoparticles, Synthesis/fabrication techniques of Nanomaterials, Laser induced synthesis of nanoparticles, Laser fabrication of Nanostructures for energy and bio applications

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Texts/References

1)Fundamentals of Photonics (by Saleh and Teich, Wiley Interscience, 2nd edition, 2007); 2)Laser Electronics (by J T Verdeyen, Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition, 1995)3)Nanophotonics (by P N Prasad,Wiley Interscience, 2004)

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Instructor(s) name

Prof. Shobha Shukla