Class Time: (MW 5:45 pm- 7:00pm, MPHY 107)

Syllabus

Laser Electronics

Lecture 1, Maxwell Equations [PPTX] (10-8-21)

Lecture 2, Ray Tracing [PPTX](1-17-2024)

Lecture 2, Ray Tracing [PDF] (1-17-2024)

Lecture 3, Optical Resonators 1 [PPTX]

Lecture 4, Optical Resonators 2 [PPTX] (1-23-24)

Lecture 4, Optical Resonators 2 [PDF] (1-23-24)

Guest Lecture 1, Optical Vortices [PPTX] (1-29-13)

Guest Lecture 1, Optical Vortices [PDF] (1-29-13)

Guest Lecture 2, Optical Vortices [PPTX] (1-31-24)

Guest Lecture 2, Optical Vortices [PDF] (1-31-24)

Lecture 5, Surface Plasmons [PPTX] (2-4-24)

Lecture 5, Surface Plasmons [PDF] (2-4-24)

Lecture 6, Atomic Spectroscopy [PPTX] (2-12-24)

Lecture 6, Atomic Spectroscopy [PDF] (2-12-24)

Lecture 7, Hydrogen Atom [PPTX] (2-14-2024)

Lecture 7, Hydrogen Atom [PDF] (2-14-2024)

Lecture 8, Fine Structure & Relativistic Effects [PPTX] (2-14-2024)

Lecture 8, Fine Structure & Relativistic Effects [PPTX] (2-14-2024)

Lecture 9, Atomic Structure and Periodic Table [PPTX] (2-20-24)

Lecture 9, Atomic Structure and Periodic Table [PDF] (2-20-24)

Lecture 10, Frequency Combs & Co-linear Spectroscopy [PPTX] (2-20-24)

Lecture 10, Frequency Combs & Co-linear Spectroscopy [PDF] (2-20-24)

Lecture 11.A, Molecules [PPTX] (2-26-2024)

Lecture 11.A,  Molecules [PDF] (2-26-2024)

Lecture 11.B, Vernier Spectroscopy [PPTX] (2-26-2024)

Lecture 11.B, Vernier Spectroscopy [PDF] (2-26-2024)

Lecture 12, Laser Coefficients and Holography [PPTX] (2-27-2024)

Lecture 12, Laser Coefficients and Holography [PDF] (2-27-2024)

Lecture 13, Molecular Bonding [PPTX] (3-3-2024)

Lecture 13, Molecular Bonding [PDF] (3-3-2024)

Lecture 14a, Nuclear Fission [PPTX] (3-17-2024)

Lecture 14a, Nuclear Fission [PDF] (3-17-2024)

Lecture 14b, Nuclear Models [PPTX] (3-17-2024)

Lecture 14b, Nuclear Models [PDF] (3-17-2024)

Lecture 15, Resonance Sampling [PPTX] (4-3-24)

Lecture 15. Resonance Sampling [PDF] (4-3-24)

Lecture 15, Vector Coupling of Angular Momentum [PPTX] (2-20-24)

Lecture 15, Vector Coupling of Angular Momentum [PDF] (2-20-24)

Lecture 16, Zeeman Effect and Isotope Shift [PPTX] (2-20-24)

Lecture 16, Zeeman Effect and Isotope Shift [PDF] (2-20-24)

Lecture 17, Nuclei at Extreme Deformations and Configurations [PPTX] (4-16-2024)

Lecture 17, Nuclei at Extreme Deformations and Configurations [PDF] (4-16-2024)

Lecture 18, Molecular Bonding [PPTX] (2-20-24)

Lecture 18, Molecular Bonding [PDF] (2-20-24)

Lecture 19, Rotation and Vibration Spectra [PPTX] (2-20-24)

Lecture 19, Rotation and Vibration Spectra [PDF] (2-20-24)

Lecture 20a, Electronic States [PPTX] (3-17-24)

Lecture 20a, Electronic States [PDF] (3-17-24)

Lecture 20b, Electronic States [PPTX] (3-17-24)

Lecture 20b, Electronic States [PDF] (3-17-24)

Reading Material – Books

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Atomic Physics

Modern Physics

 

Reading Material – Articles/Presentations

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Laser Spectroscopy and Basic Concepts

Blade Trap (PPTX)

Blade Trap (PDF)

Frequency Combs Animations [PPTX]

GEOSAT seminar

 

Videos

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Knife edge technique

Gaussian beams

Electronic States & Spectra

Rotation & Vibration Spectra

Molecular Bonding

A Breath of Fresh Air