Engineering Physics - PH8151

UNIT I : PROPERTIES OF MATTER

=> Types of Stress and Strain
=> Hooke's Law
=> Types of Moduli of Elasticity
=> Factors affecting Elasticity
=> Bending of Beams
=> Modes of Heat Transer
=> Lee's Disc Method for Bad Conductors
=> Radial flow of heat

UNIT II : WAVES AND FIBER OPTICS

=> Characteristics of Laser
=> Principle of Spontaneous and Stimulated emission - Einstein’s Quantum theory of radiation
=> Principle of Laser action and Methods of pumping action
=> Nd: YAG laser: Principle, Construction, Working, Characteristics, Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications
=> CO2 Molecular gas laser: Principle, Construction, Working, Characteristics, Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications
=> Solid State diode lasers
=> Semiconductor Diode laser: Principle, Construction, Working, Characteristics, Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications
=> Hetro Junction Laser: Principle, Construction, Working, Characteristics, Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications
=> Fiber Optics and Fiber Construction
=> Types of Optical Fibers
=> Difference between Step Index fiber and Graded Index fiber
=> The Fiber Optic Communication System: Principle, Working, and Advantages
=> Double Crucible Method
=> Types of Fiber Optic Sensors
=> Temperature Fiber Optic Sensor: Principle, Description and Working
=> Displacement Fiber Optic Sensor (Extrinsic Sensor): Principle, Description and Working
=> Medical Endoscope - Fiber Optic: Construction and working
=> Losses in Optical Fibers
=> Principle of operation of a Photo Detector
=> PIN Photo Diode
=> Light Emitting Diodes: Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages and Disadvantages
=> Important Short Questions and Answers: Photonics and fibre Optics

UNIT III : THERMAL PHYSICS

=> Types of Stress and Strain
=> Hooke's Law
=> Types of Moduli of Elasticity
=> Factors affecting Elasticity
=> Bending of Beams
=> Modes of Heat Transer
=> Lee's Disc Method for Bad Conductors
=> Radial flow of heat

UNIT IV : QUANTUM PHYSICS

=> Quantum Physics
=> Important Short Question and Answers: Quantum Physics
=> Black Body Radiation
=> Planck's Hypothesis
=> Theory Compton Effect
=> Experimental Verification of Compton Effect
=> Dual Nature of Radiation (Light) And Matter (Particles) - Matter Waves
=> Schroedinger wave equation
=> Electron microscope - Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages and Disadvantages
=> Scanning electron microscope - Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages and Disadvantages
=> Transmission Electron microscope - Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages and Disadvantages

UNIT V : CRYSTAL PHYSICS

=> Crystalllography
=> Lattice Parameters or Unit Cell Parameters
=> Bravais Space Lattice
=> Lattice Planes
=> Miller Indices - Procedure for finding and Important Features
=> Separation between Lattice Planes in a cubic Crystal
=> Characteristics of the Unit Cell
=> Body centered cubic(BCC) Structure
=> Face centered cubic (FCC) Structure
=> Hexagonal Closely Packed Structure(HCP)
=> Properties of some Crystal Structure - Sodium choride, Diamond cubic
=> Crystal growth - Solidification and Crystallization
=> Czochralski technique
=> Bridgeman Technique
=> Low temperature solution growth : Slow cooling and Slow evaporation method
=> Epitaxial growth