Biophotonics

Module 2: Exercises
NPTEL Biophotonics 1
Exercises
What is chirality? How does it manifest in optical
measurements?
What is the wavelength of light corresponding to a
photon energy of 1! e"? What is it#s fre$uency?
What is population inversion and how can one achieve it?
What is mode loc%ing? What is mode loc%ing?
&escri'e some applications of ultra(fast lasers and explain
why ultra(fast lasers are essential for those applications
)ind out the wavelength of the laser present in a &"&
player What type of laser is this?
How does a )*+, spectrometer wor%?
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Exercises
What are some of the important differences 'etween
single photon and multi(photon microscopy?
What type of detectors can 'e used to measure very low
light intensities? Why are they a'le to detect low light
levels?
0ompare 00& and 0M12 imagers? &escri'e situations 0ompare 00& and 0M12 imagers? &escri'e situations
where you would prefer one over the other
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