This course is designed to examine basics and advanced ideas on using lasers for high resolution spectroscopy of atoms and molecules. Topics include: absorption and emission of light by atoms and molecules, transition probability and line profiles, classical spectroscopic technique, doppler-limited absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, laser Raman spectroscopy, high resolution sub-Doppler laser spectroscopy, time resolved spectroscopy.
Recommended Topical Prerequisites: Introduction to laser physics, Quantum Mechanics, Optics