Diagram for light scattering by an atom with ground state g and excited state e. (Image Courtesy of Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle
MIT Course Number
8.422
As Taught In
Spring 2013
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This is the second of a two-semester subject sequence beginning with Atomic and Optical Physics I (8.421) that provides the foundations for contemporary research in selected areas of atomic and optical physics. Topics covered include non-classical states of light–squeezed states; multi-photon processes, Raman scattering; coherence–level crossings, quantum beats, double resonance, superradiance; trapping and cooling-light forces, laser cooling, atom optics, spectroscopy of trapped atoms and ions; atomic interactions–classical collisions, quantum scattering theory, ultracold collisions; and experimental methods.