Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
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Blackbody radiation<br />
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A system under thermal equilibrium produces a radiation<br />
energy density u()(J Hz -1 m -3 ) which is identical to<br />
blackbody radiation.<br />
A blackbody absorbs 100% all the radiation falling on it,<br />
irrespective of the radiation frequency.<br />
If the inside of this body is in thermal equilibrium it must<br />
radiate as much energy as it absorbs and the emission from<br />
the body is therefore characteristic of the equilibrium<br />
temperature T inside the body<br />
=> this type of radiation is often called “thermal” radiation or<br />
blackbody radiation<br />
Thermal<br />
radiation<br />
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