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GATE Optical Physics: lasers: Einstein coefficients, population inversion, two and three level laser systems. – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on lasers: Einstein coefficients, population inversion, two and three level laser systems. (Optical Physics, Physics) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 PH Q64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A gas laser has bandwidth =(2/c)/A with =3.44106 square meters per square second and atomic mass number A. For a helium-4/neon-20 laser at 633 nm,…
  2. GATE 2026 PH Q58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Two atomic energy levels differ by 2.2 eV. A gas contains 81020 atoms in the upper level and 51020 in the lower. Ignoring spontaneous emission, the…