Advanced laser spectroscopy

Lecturer:

Martin Michl (gar.)

Tutor:

Martin Michl (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Spectroscopic application of the unique properties of laser radiation, selected advanced laser spectroscopy techniques

Requirements:

Previous attending of the 12OPS course is required.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Recapitulation of basic principles of matter-radiaton interactions and of basic spectroscopic methods

2. Laser radiation and its unique properties for spectroscopy

3. Methods of ultrasensitive detection

4. High-resolution spectroscopy (tunable lasers, low temperature methods, molecular beams)

5. Ultrashort pulses(generation, manipulation, characterization)

6. Highly time-resolved spectroscopies

7. Nonlinear optical processes

8. Spectroscopies utilizing multiphoton absorption and ionization

9. Nonlinear spectroscopic techniquesˇ(coherent Raman scattering, SFG, ...)

10. Methods based on high-order nonlinearity (vibrational and electronic 2D photon echo)

11. Terahertz spectroscopy

12. Microspectroscopy, correlation spectroscopy, single-molecule spectroscopy

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Students will become acquainted with application of laser radiation in spectroscopy.

Study materials:

Recommended reading:

1. W. Demtröder, Laser spectroscopy, Springer Verlag, Berlin 1996

2. S. Mukamel, Principles of Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Oxord University Press, Oxford, 1995

3. M. D. Levenson, S. S. Kano, Introduction to Nonlinear Laser Spectroscopy, Academic Press, New York, 1988

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: