lecture notes


  1. Interactions of atoms and single photons
    1. Processes, selection rules and Einstein coefficients
    2. Oscillator strengths, lifetimes (for the powerpoint presentation on the lifetime experiments click here)
    3. Linewidths
    4. Exercises to the topic
  2. Lasers
    1. Absorption/Amplification of radiation, population inversion
    2. Examples of laser systems
    3. Mode structure
    4. Laser spectroscopy
  3. Coherence
  4. Strong-Field and Attosecond Physics (you may also find this material useful)
    1. Overview, useful definitions and some strong-field phenomena
    2. Some strong-field approaches
  5. Laser trapping and cooling

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