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Advanced Optics and Spectroscopy
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Abstract
Semiclassical and quantum mechanical treatment of light-matter interaction; Quantized fields; Statistical properties of radiation; Theoretical and experimental elements of laser spectroscopy.
Objective
The student will be introduced to concepts of light-matter interaction with an emphsis on laser spectroscopy. The course will pursue a balance between the semiclassical and quantum mechanical descriptions of the phenomena at hand with an emphasis on direct links to laboratory concerns.
Content
Semiclassical and quantum mechanical treatment of light-matter interaction: absorption and emission of light, transition probabilities, rate equations, Rabi oscillations, Bloch equations, density matrix formulation, resonance fluorescence and light scattering; Quantized fields; Statistical properties of radiation; Theoretical and experimental elements of spectroscopy: sources of line broadening, frequency resolved and time resolved spectroscopy, saturation spectroscopy, polarization spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, photon echos, optical nutation, Fourier transform spectroscopy
Resources
Lecture Notes
none
Literature
The Quantum Theory of Light by R. Loudon (Oxford University Press) Photon-Atom Interactions by M. Weissbluth (Academic Press) Laser Spectroscopy by W. Demtroeder (Springer_Verlag)
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 30 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise |
Advanced Optics and Spectroscopy
Does not take place this semester.
|
No time listed | 3 h weekly |