This course will give an overview of various topics related to laser spectroscopy of atoms and ions.
The lecture will start from a theoretical description of light-atom interaction using quantum mechanics.
The lecture will also cover experimental methods for laser spectroscopy, which includes Doppler-free spectroscopy, atom/ion-trapping, optical frequency combs and ultra-stable lasers.
We will introduce a few important applications of atomic spectroscopy such as optical clocks and verification of quantum theory by high-precision spectroscopy.
- Teacher: Akira Ozawa