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Optical Spectroscopy and Microscopy : Fundamentals of optical measurements and instrumentation

Prof. Balaji Jayaprakash · IISc Bangalore

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Lectures

Week 1 Quantum Mechanics for Optical Spectroscopy - I

  1. Optical Focus and Localisation of Light Video
  2. Relating Photon's Momentum to Spot Size Video
  3. Shortest Pulse of Light: How fast can we shutter the light? Video
  4. Behaviour of light through polarizers: Introduction Video
  5. Nature of Light: Introduction to Photo Multiplier Tubes Video

Week 2 Quantum Mechanics for Optical Spectroscopy - II

  1. Revisiting Polarisation Through Ket Vectors Video
  2. Light through Polarisers: Detailed Description - I Video
  3. Light through Polarisers: Detailed Description - II Video
  4. Time Dependent Perturbation Theory (TDPT): Overview Video
  5. TDPT in Steps -1: Unperturbed and Perturbed Hamiltonian Video

Week 3 Light Matter Interaction Through TDPT

  1. TDPT in Steps - 2: Introducing λ- the switch and first approximation Video
  2. TDPT in Steps -3 : Finding the co-efficients Video
  3. Fermi's Golden Rule Video
  4. Beer Lambert's Law from TDPT Video
  5. Einstein's Phenomenology Video

Week 4 Spontaneous Emission

  1. Einstein's Coefficients, Fluorescence and Lifetime Video
  2. Fock States and Photonic Treatment of Light Video
  3. Operators in Fock State Space Video
  4. Light Matter Interaction and Rudimentary Feynman Diagrams Video
  5. Emergence of Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission Processes Video

Week 5 Fluorescence Spectroscopy

  1. Anisotropy of emitted Fluorescence. Video
  2. Fluorescence spectrum.( introduction ) Video
  3. Fluorescence spectrum – Symmetry rule (Part 2) Video
  4. Singlet –Triplet states Video
  5. Jablonski diagram. Video

Week 6 CW Lasers

  1. Introduction to LASER Video
  2. LASER population dynamics Video
  3. LASER population dynamics (Part- 2) Video
  4. Real world LASER & characteristics of LASER emission Video
  5. Temporal and Spatial Coherence Video

Week 7 Pulsed Laser and Laser Modes

  1. Transverse and Longitudinal modes of LASER Video
  2. Pulsed LASER Video
  3. Q-switching in detail Video
  4. Q switching in detail ( part-2 ) Video
  5. Basics of mode locking Video

Week 8 Mode Locking and Real World Lasers

  1. Basics of mode locking ( part 2) Video
  2. Pulse compression Video
  3. Real world system (Mode lock part -2) Video
  4. TEM mode Video
  5. Alignment basics Video

Week 9 Imaging Systems -I

  1. Non-Linear Optics Video
  2. Confocal Detection Video
  3. Interference Filters Video
  4. Laser Scanning System -1 Video
  5. Laser Scanning System -2 Video

Week 10 Imaging Systems -II

  1. Alignment of Moving Beams Video
  2. Decoding an Objective Lens- 1 Video
  3. Decoding an Objective Lens -2 Video
  4. Designing Lens Systems Video
  5. Astigmatism and Field Curvature Video

Week 11 Lab session - 1

  1. Intro to Lab Session Video
  2. Optics in LAB: Aligning light through an optical fiber -1 Video
  3. Optics in Lab: Telescope Video
  4. Kinematic Mounts Video
  5. Alignment with out iris Video

Week 12 Lab session - 11

  1. Fluorescecne Spectrometer -1 Video
  2. Fluorescecne Spectrometer -2 Video
  3. Ti:Sapphire Laser and Two Photon Fluorescecne Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 25-02-2021 Video
  2. Live Session 03-07-2022 Video
  3. Live Session 04-04-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IISc Bangalore
Department
Biotechnology
Teacher
Prof. Balaji Jayaprakash
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
NPTEL
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