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Students Urged to Pursue Research and Scientific Innovation
Professor C.K. Jayasankar gave students a talk about lasers.
He encouraged them to become interested in research and science.
He said dedication, hard work, creativity and imagination are important.
He explained what light is and how lasers work.
Lasers are different from ordinary light in several ways.
They can travel in a focused direction and have special properties.
He also explained how optical fibres help carry telephone and internet signals.
Optical fibres are also being used in medicine and sensing.
The event was held to remember Professor S.V.J. Lakshman.
Prof. C.K. Jayasankar urged students to develop dedication, creativity and interest in scientific research.
He delivered a guest lecture on recent advances in laser research at Andhra Loyola College.
The lecture covered light, basic laser principles and differences between ordinary and laser light.
Jayasankar explained laser properties including directionality, coherence, monochromaticity and high intensity.
He described optical fibres’ growing uses in communications, medicine and sensing applications.
- Who
- Prof. C.K. Jayasankar, Associate Dean of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Amaravati Campus, delivered the lecture.
- What
- A guest lecture on “Recent Advances in Laser Research” was organised for students.
- Where
- The event took place at Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada.
- When
- The lecture was held on Wednesday, on the eve of Prof. S.V.J. Lakshman’s 93rd birth anniversary.
- Why
- It aimed to discuss laser research and encourage students to contribute to scientific and technological advancement.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Prof. C.K. Jayasankar
- Speaker’s institution
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amaravati Campus
- Event
- Guest lecture on “Recent Advances in Laser Research”
- Organisers
- Department of Physics, Andhra Loyola College, and the Indian Association of Physics Teachers, AP Chapter – RC11
- Main topics
- Light, laser principles, laser properties and optical fibres
- Optical fibre applications
- Telephone and internet communication, medical applications and sensing
- Commemorated scholar
- Late Prof. S.V.J. Lakshman, former Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara University and Acharya Nagarjuna University
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