ELEC 568

Laser Spectroscopy

Fall 2002

 

 

Course Information

 

                           Meetings:     Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:25-10:40 a.m., AL A126

 

                           Instructor:     Dr. Frank K. Tittel, AL B208

                                                Email:  fkt@rice.edu

 

                           Textbook:     Demtršder, Laser Spectroscopy (1996)

 

 

Course Outline

 

               1.            Fundamentals of Spectroscopy

                              1.1   Survey of recent trends in laser spectroscopy               Chapters 1-3

                              1.2   Absorption and emission of light

                              1.3   Spectral line shapes and broadening mechanisms

 

               2.            Optical Spectroscopy

                              2.1   Spectrometers                                                               Chapter 4

                              2.2   Interferometers

                              2.3   Detection of optical radiation

 

               3.            Lasers and Spectroscopic Light Sources

                              3.1   Advantages of lasers in spectroscopy                           Chapter 4-5

                              3.2   Fixed frequency lasers

                              3.3   Tunable coherent light sources

                              3.4   Nonlinear frequency conversion

                              3.5   Optical beams and resonators

 

               4.            Laser Spectroscopy

                              4.1   Basic principles                                                            Chapters 6-8

                              4.2   Precision spectroscopy: fundamental measurements

                              4.3   Doppler limited techniques

                              4.4   High resolution laser spectroscopy

                              4.5   Time resolved laser spectroscopy

                              4.6   Laser Raman spectroscopy

 

               5.            Applications of Laser Spectroscopy

                              5.1   Laser induced chemical processes                                Chapter 15

                              5.2   Laser isotope separation

                              5.3   Laser monitoring of the atmosphere

                              5.4   Laser spectroscopy in biology and medicine

                              5.5   Technical applications (e.g., combustion)

Literature

 

D.L. Adams, Applied Laser Spectroscopy (1992).

P.W. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, Fifth Edition (Freeman, 1994).

C.N. Banwell, Molecular Spectroscopy, Fourth Edition (McGraw Hill, 1994).

P. Bernath, Spectra of Atoms and Molecules (Oxford, 1995).

B.H. Bransden, Physics of Atoms and Molecules (Longman/J. Wiley).

R.F. Byer, Tunable Solid State Lasers for Remote Sensing (Springer-Verlag, 1985).

R. Chang, Basic Principles of Spectroscopy (McGraw-Hill, 1971).

C. Cohen-Tanoudji, Atom-Photon Interactions (Wiley, 1992).

A. Corney, Atomic and Laser Spectroscopy (Oxford, 1977).

W. Demtršder, Laser Spectroscopy: Basic Concepts and Instrumentation, 2nd

Edition (Springer-Verlag, 1996).

M. Ducloy, E. Giacobino, and G. Camy, Laser Spectroscopy (World Scientific Publishing, 1992).

Haken and Wolf, Physics of Atoms and Quanta, Fourth Edition (Springer, 1994).

G. Herzberg, The Spectra and Structures of Simple Free Radicals: An Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy (Herzberg, 1971).

E. Hirota, High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Transient Molecules (Springer-Verlag, 1985).

D.S. Kliger, Ultrasensitive Laser Spectroscopy (Academic Press, 1983).

W. Lauterborn, et al., Coherent Optics (Springer-verlag, 1993).

V.S. Letokhov, Laser Spectroscopy of Highly Vibrationally Excited Molecules (IOP Publisher, UK, 1989).

M. Levenson, Introduction to Nonlinear Laser Spectroscopy (Academic Press, 1982).

G. Marowsky, Coherent Raman Spectroscopy (Springer-Verlag, 1992).

R. Measures, Laser Remote Sensing (Krieger, 1992).

E.R. Menzel, Laser Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications (Marcel-Dekker, 1995).

S. Parker, ed., Optics Source Book (McGraw-Hill, 1988).

M. Sigrist, ed., Air Monitoring by Spectroscopic Techniques (Wiley and Sons, 1994).

R.E. Simon, Electro-Optics Handbook (RCA, 1974).

R. Stebbings and F. Dunning, eds., Rydberg States of Atoms and Molecules (Cambridge, 1983).

S. Steinholm, Foundations of Laser Spectroscopy (Wiley and Sons, 1984).

S. Svanberg, Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy (Springer-Verlag, 1991).

J. Verdeyen, Laser Electronics, Third Edition (Prentice Hall, 1995).

D.F. Walls and G.J. Milburn, Quantum Optics (Springer-Verlag, 1994).

R. Waynant and M. Ediger, Electro-Optics Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 1994).

M. Weissbluth, Atoms and Molecules (Academic Press, 1978).

M. Young, Optics and Lasers (Springer-Verlag, 1993).

 

 

 

 

ELEC 568 Grading Guidelines

 

 

               I.        Classroom Seminar (Nov./Dec.)

                          „     Research Topic

                          „     Report Outline

                          „     Detailed Preparation

                          „     Dress Rehearsal                                                                              50%

               II.       Scientific of Technical Paper Report (Sep.)

                          „     Research Topic

                          „     Present Outline

                          „     Preparation                                                                                     25%

               III.      Spectroscopy Problem Set (Sept.)                                                        15%

               IV.      Classroom Participation                                                                        5%

               V.       Attendance of Spectroscopy Oriented Rice Colloquia & Lectures        5%

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                           Prepared by F.K. Tittel 8/20/02