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Coherent Optics: Fundamentals and Applications

Werner Lauterborn, Thomas Kurz

Chapter 1

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01:05

Problem 1

Calculate the frequency, the energy, the momentum, and the (dynamical) mass of a photon of wavelength $\lambda=550 \mathrm{~nm}$ (yellow light).

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Problem 2

Consider Planck's radiation law given by (1.2).
(a) Derive an expression for the spectral energy density $\rho(\lambda)$ as a function of wavelength.
(b) Locate the maxima $\nu_{\text {max }}$ and $\lambda_{\text {max }}$ of the spectral energy densities $\rho(\nu)$ and $\rho(\lambda)$, respectively. Explain why $\nu_{\max } \neq c / \lambda_{\text {max }}$.
(c) How does the total energy density $\rho$, that is, $\rho(v)$ integrated over the frequency $\nu$, depend on the temperature $T$ ?
Hints: the algebraic equation $\mathrm{e}^z(3-z)=3$ has roots $z=0$ and $z \approx 2.821$. Likewise, the equation $\mathrm{e}^z(5-z)=5$ has roots $z=0$ and $z \approx 4.965$. The following identity holds: $\int_0^{\infty} z^3[\exp (z)-1]^{-1} \mathrm{~d} z=\pi^4 / 15$.

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