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Instructors: Dr. Mustapha Laatiaoui; Dr. Arne Wickenbrock
Event type:
hybrid: Lecture/practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
08.128.803
Hours per week:
4
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Requirements / organisational issues:
Photonics deals with the study of light and its interaction with matter. This field of research is continuously attracting attention with evermore advancement in laser technology and the rise of manifold precision measurements involving lasers.
The lecture "Photonics" directly builds on the Experimental Physics 5a – Quantum and Atomic Physics course.
Contents:
In this lecture you will get an insight into state-of-the-art methods in atomic physics. A special focus will be set on the investigation and manipulation of atoms and molecules with laser light.
At the beginning, basics of different spectroscopy and manipulation techniques, e.g., Dopper-free spectroscopy, particle traps, control of quantum states of matter etc., will be introduced together with technical tools such as optical modulators and non-linear optics (frequency doubling, non-linear frequency mixing).
Subsequently, basics of laser beam characterization will be discussed and an in-depth introduction to Gaussian optics and optical resonators will be given.
The lecture will teach many fundamentals that are of great importance far beyond the field of quantum and atomic physics.
Recommended reading list:
- "Laser Spectroscopy 1&2" by Wolfgang Demtröder,
- "Atomphysik" by Christopher J. Foot,
- "Laser Cooling and Trapping" by Harold J. Metcalf & Peter van der Straten,
- "Lasers" by Anthony E. Siegman,
- "Optically Polarized Atoms" by Marcis Auzinsh, Dmitry Budker & Simon M. Rochester,
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