Modern Spectroscopy (E/A) - physics741
| Course | Modern Spectroscopy (E/A) |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics741 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 2+1 | 4 | WT/ST |
Preparation: Fundamentals of Optics, Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics
Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (oral or written): successful work with the exercises
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: The aim of the course is to introduce the students to both fundamental and advanced concepts of spectroscopy and enable them to practically apply their knowledge.
Contents of the Course:
Spectroscopy phenomena - time and frequency domain;
high resolution spectroscopy;
pulsed spectroscopy; frequency combs;
coherent spectroscopy;
nonlinear spectroscopy: Saturation, Raman spectroscopy, Ramsey spectroscopy.
Applications of spectroscopic methods (e.g. Single molecule spectroscopy; spectroscopy at interfaces & surfaces, spectroscopy of cold atoms; atomic clocks; atom interferometry)
Recommended Literature:
W. Demtröder; Laser spectroscopy (Springer 2002)
S. Svanberg; Atomic and molecular spectroscopy basic aspects and practical applications (Springer 2001)
A. Corney; Atomic and laser spectroscopy (Clarendon Press 1988)
N. B. Colthup, L. H. Daly, S. E. Wiberley; Introduction to infrared and Raman spectroscopy (Academic
Press 1990)
P. Hannaford; Femtosecond laser spectroscopy (Springer New York 2005)
C. Rulliere; Femtosecond laser pulses: principles and experiments (Springer Berlin 1998)