# Atomic and Optical Physics I

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Physics
- Teacher: Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle
- Term: Spring 2014
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Biology
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This is the first of a two-semester subject sequence that provides the foundations for contemporary research in selected areas of atomic and optical physics. Topics covered include the interaction of radiation with atoms: resonance; absorption, stimulated and spontaneous emission; methods of resonance, dressed atom formalism, masers and lasers, cavity quantum electrodynamics; structure of simple atoms, behavior in very strong fields; fundamental tests: time reversal, parity violations, Bell’s inequalities; and experimental methods.

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Resonance I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/fdf623fcd48c), 1 h 15 min (Video)
2. [Lecture 2: Resonance II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/85667f8dc368), 1 h 19 min (Video)
3. [Lecture 3: Resonance III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/8c72a9d05c48), 1 h 22 min (Video)
4. [Lecture 4: Resonance IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/f2dbb99f0d5b), 1 h 20 min (Video)
5. [Lecture 5: Resonance V and Atoms I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/d65bb0b626e6), 1 h 22 min (Video)
6. [Lecture 6: Atoms II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/ba1dd40ec49d), 1 h 26 min (Video)
7. [Lecture 7: Atoms III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/3ba82a07098e), 1 h 26 min (Video)
8. [Lecture 8: Atoms IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/edb2d8f95023), 1 h 22 min (Video)
9. [Lecture 9: Atoms V and Atoms in External Fields I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/b7b2ce522117), 1 h 22 min (Video)
10. [Lecture 10: Atoms in External Fields II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/d1c83136ebf5), 1 h 20 min (Video)
11. [Lecture 11: Atoms in External Fields III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/11d009b2fb85), 1 h 26 min (Video)
12. [Lecture 12: Atoms in External Fields IV and Atom-light Interactions I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/ebe01ac19a61), 1 h 22 min (Video)
13. [Lecture 13: Atom-light Interactions II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/0844cd77f077), 1 h 25 min (Video)
14. [Lecture 14: Atom-light Interactions III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/f4b3e2eba002), 1 h 23 min (Video)
15. [Lecture 15: Atom-light Interactions IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/afb9b6ff4d79), 1 h 18 min (Video)
16. [Lecture 16: Atom-light Interactions V](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/933b663c6fb9), 1 h 5 min (Video)
17. [Lecture 17: Atom-light Interactions VI and Line Broadening I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/7fc41ab1fb52), 1 h 21 min (Video)
18. [Lecture 18: Line Broadening II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/0249672ec68b), 1 h 24 min (Video)
19. [Lecture19: Line Broadening III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/49beed734b20), 1 h 21 min (Video)
20. [Lecture 20: Line Broadening IV and Two-photon Excitation I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/d45b21f859de), 1 h 17 min (Video)
21. [Lecture 21: Two-photon Excitation II and Coherence I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/7caa67d0aca0), 1 h 23 min (Video)
22. [Lecture 22: Coherence II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/521148f026d9), 1 h 22 min (Video)
23. [Lecture 23: Coherence III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/9e55600bc86a), 1 h 21 min (Video)
24. [Lecture 24: Coherence IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/104ba4af35be), 1 h 19 min (Video)
25. [Lecture 25: Coherence V](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-421-atomic-and-optical-physics-i-spring-2014/b918afe4cb39), 1 h 27 min (Video)