MIT Understanding Lasers and Fiberoptics

This brief video course is designed for engineers, scientists, medical personnel, managers, and others who work with lasers and/or fiberoptics, or who anticipate working with lasers and/or fiberoptics, yet have little or no background in laser or fiberoptic basics. Created by MIT OpenCourseWare.


Average Course Length

7.5 hours


Skill Level

Intermediate



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1: Laser Fundamentals I
2: Laser Fundamentals II
3: Laser Fundamentals III
4: Laser Fundamentals III (cont.)
5: Fiberoptics Fundamentals