- An introduction to essential concepts in light-matter interaction and associated effects
- An introduction to techniques in laser spectroscopy, and
- A review of applications (of scientific and/or technological importance) of using lasers to manipulate atoms or molecules.
Tuesday 11:00-13:00, Room 1
Thursday 11:00-13:00, Room 1
Quick revision of Optics
Thermal radiation, thermal and non-thermal
Radiative processes, absorption and emission spectra
Instrumentation for optical spectroscopy
Coherence and lasers
Spectral line broadening mechanisms
Atomic structure and selection rules
Molecular structure and molecular spectroscopy
Cavity ring-down spectroscopy
Nonlinear spectroscopy: Saturation and two-photon
Raman spectroscopy
Atom cooling and trapping
Frequency combs
Atomic clocks
"Laser Spectroscopy 1 | 2", W. Demtröder, Springer (2014|15)
“Atomic Physics”, C. J. Foot, Oxford University Press (2005)
“Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Practices” 1st Edition, S.O. Kasap (2009)
“Optics”, E. Hecht, Fifth edition (2017)
