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Atomic and Optical Physics I

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Instructor: Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle
Term: Spring 2014
Level: Graduate
What's inside: 25 videos · 4 exams · 1 reading · 35 other files · 10 web pages
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Atomic and Optical Physics I

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Lecture 1: Resonance I

Lecture 2: Resonance II

Lecture 3: Resonance III

Lecture 4: Resonance IV

Lecture 5: Resonance V and Atoms I

Lecture 6: Atoms II

Lecture 7: Atoms III

Lecture 8: Atoms IV

Lecture 9: Atoms V and Atoms in External Fields I

Lecture 10: Atoms in External Fields II

Lecture 11: Atoms in External Fields III

Lecture 12: Atoms in External Fields IV and Atom-light Interactions I

Lecture 13: Atom-light Interactions II

Lecture 14: Atom-light Interactions III

Lecture 15: Atom-light Interactions IV

Lecture 16: Atom-light Interactions V

Lecture 17: Atom-light Interactions VI and Line Broadening I

Lecture 18: Line Broadening II

Lecture19: Line Broadening III

Lecture 20: Line Broadening IV and Two-photon Excitation I

Lecture 21: Two-photon Excitation II and Coherence I

Lecture 22: Coherence II

Lecture 23: Coherence III

Lecture 24: Coherence IV

Lecture 25: Coherence V