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Lecture 3 of 61Week 1 Quantum Mechanics for Optical Spectroscopy - I

Shortest Pulse of Light: How fast can we shutter the light?

Prof. Balaji Jayaprakash · IISc Bangalore

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  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
  6. Revisiting Polarisation Through Ket Vectors Video
  7. Light through Polarisers: Detailed Description - I Video
  8. Light through Polarisers: Detailed Description - II Video
  9. Time Dependent Perturbation Theory (TDPT): Overview Video
  10. TDPT in Steps -1: Unperturbed and Perturbed Hamiltonian Video
  11. TDPT in Steps - 2: Introducing λ- the switch and first approximation Video
  12. TDPT in Steps -3 : Finding the co-efficients Video
  13. Fermi's Golden Rule Video
  14. Beer Lambert's Law from TDPT Video
  15. Einstein's Phenomenology Video
  16. Einstein's Coefficients, Fluorescence and Lifetime Video
  17. Fock States and Photonic Treatment of Light Video
  18. Operators in Fock State Space Video
  19. Light Matter Interaction and Rudimentary Feynman Diagrams Video
  20. Emergence of Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission Processes Video
  21. Anisotropy of emitted Fluorescence. Video
  22. Fluorescence spectrum.( introduction ) Video
  23. Fluorescence spectrum – Symmetry rule (Part 2) Video
  24. Singlet –Triplet states Video
  25. Jablonski diagram. Video
  26. Introduction to LASER Video
  27. LASER population dynamics Video
  28. LASER population dynamics (Part- 2) Video
  29. Real world LASER & characteristics of LASER emission Video
  30. Temporal and Spatial Coherence Video
  31. Transverse and Longitudinal modes of LASER Video
  32. Pulsed LASER Video
  33. Q-switching in detail Video
  34. Q switching in detail ( part-2 ) Video
  35. Basics of mode locking Video
  36. Basics of mode locking ( part 2) Video
  37. Pulse compression Video
  38. Real world system (Mode lock part -2) Video
  39. TEM mode Video
  40. Alignment basics Video
  41. Non-Linear Optics Video
  42. Confocal Detection Video
  43. Interference Filters Video
  44. Laser Scanning System -1 Video
  45. Laser Scanning System -2 Video
  46. Alignment of Moving Beams Video
  47. Decoding an Objective Lens- 1 Video
  48. Decoding an Objective Lens -2 Video
  49. Designing Lens Systems Video
  50. Astigmatism and Field Curvature Video
  51. Intro to Lab Session Video
  52. Optics in LAB: Aligning light through an optical fiber -1 Video
  53. Optics in Lab: Telescope Video
  54. Kinematic Mounts Video
  55. Alignment with out iris Video
  56. Fluorescecne Spectrometer -1 Video
  57. Fluorescecne Spectrometer -2 Video
  58. Ti:Sapphire Laser and Two Photon Fluorescecne Video
  59. Live Session 25-02-2021 Video
  60. Live Session 03-07-2022 Video
  61. Live Session 04-04-2025 Video