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Polarised Light and Optical Spectroscopy - NOOE017

Title:	Polarizované světlo a optická spektroskopie
Guaranteed by:	Institute of Physics of Charles University (32-FUUK)
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual:	from 2004
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	3
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Teaching methods:	full-time

Guarantor:	prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baumruk, DrSc.
Teacher(s):	prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baumruk, DrSc.
Class:	Fyzika
Classification:	Physics > Optics and Optoelectronics

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Annotation -

Nature of polarized light. Mathematical description of polarization - the Jones and Mueller calculus. Spectroscopy with polarized light. Origin of optical activity. Induced optical activity. Applications of polarized light in studies of molecules and particularly biomolecules.

Last update: T_FUUK (06.05.2003)

Aim of the course -

Students will be acquainted with the use of polarized light in optical spectroscopy.

Last update: BAUMRUK/MFF.CUNI.CZ (23.05.2008)

Course completion requirements -

Oral exam, 3 questions

Last update: Baumruk Vladimír, prof. RNDr., DrSc. (30.10.2019)

Literature -

D. S. Kliger, J. W. Lewis, C. E. Randall: Polarized light in Optics and spectroscopy. Academic Press, San Diego 1990.

Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry vol. 1-3 (Lindon J.C., Tranter G.E., Holmes J.L.). Academic Press, San Diego 2000.

Last update: BAUMRUK/MFF.CUNI.CZ (23.05.2008)

Teaching methods -

lecture

Last update: BAUMRUK/MFF.CUNI.CZ (23.05.2008)

Syllabus -

The nature of light.

Polarization properties of light.
Linearly, circularly and elliptically polarized light. Polarization devices - linear polarizers, retarders, depolarizers, modulators. Jones calculus, Mueller calculus, Poincaré sphere.

Spectroscopy with polarized light.
Interaction of light with matter. Absorption spectroscopy with unpolarized ligth. Absorption spectroscopy with linearly polarized light. Two-photon absorption spectroscopy. Polarized emission spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy.

Optical activity and spectroscopy.
Phenomenon of optical activity. Induced optical effects - optical modulators. Optically active molecules and biological substances. Optical rotation and circular dichroism. Vibrational optical activity - vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) and Raman optical activity (ROA). Instrumentation for ORD (optical rotatory dispersion), UV CD, VCD (dispersive and FT), ROA, FDCD (fluorescence detected CD).

Last update: T_FUUK (14.05.2004)