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Explores electromagnetic wave propagation, including Poynting vector, irradiance, dipole radiation, dielectric constant, and natural linewidth in atoms and radiation.
Covers Brillouin scattering, a powerful tool in photonics, explaining material density fluctuations' impact on light and the optical effects of inelastic scatterings.
Introduces optical methods in chemistry, covering ray optics, lasers, spectroscopy, and X-ray physics, emphasizing light-matter interactions and Nobel Prize-winning advancements.
Explores sum frequency generation and second harmonic generation, emphasizing phase matching and birefringent crystals for efficient frequency conversion.
Explores the optical properties of materials, including reflection, refraction, absorption, and transmission, as well as the behavior of light in optical fibers.
Explores atoms and radiation lineshapes, covering linewidths, lifetime broadening, and broadening mechanisms, including Lorentzian and Doppler effects.