Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)
LIGHT - MATTER INTERACTIONFAFN05

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: A (Second level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in English. FAFN05 overlap following cours/es: FAF190 och FAF190. Alternative for: MFOT4. Optional for: F4, F4asf, F4f, F4tf, MNAV4. Course coordinator: Anne L'Huillier, anne.lhuillier@fysik.lth.se och Stefan Kröll, stefan.kroll@fysik.lth.se, Fysik, kurslaboratoriet. Prerequisites: FAF270 Atomic and Nuclear Physics with Applications. Assessment: Written exam. Assignments. Two mandatory laboratory exercises with written report. Project with oral presentation. Home page: http://www.photonics.fysik.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to give the student an advanced knowledge in atomic physics and especially on the interaction between light and matter. An introduction to several exciting research fields such as atoms in strong laser fields, laser cooling and trapping of atoms, quantum computers will be given.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

Literature
Foot, C.J.: Atomic Physics. Oxford University Press 2004 (Chap. 7-14)
Laboratory instructions.