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UNIWERSITY OF WARSAW

1 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland, phone: +48 (0)22 822 02 11

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Subject

Fundamentals of Molecular Optics;
Electrical and Optical Properties
of Molecules


No / course unit code


Semester

2M

Type of course

Specialization Lecture


Teaching hours
 per semester    per week

30      2

ECTS credits

3


Lecturer:

Prof. dr. hab. Wojciech Gadomski
Room: R214     Phone extn.:478; 445     email: gado@chem.uw.edu.pl

Teaching Division:

Physics and Radiochemistry

Educational and
professional goals:

The course is designed to be an introduction into basic concepts of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with molecules

Course description:

Classical and quantum model of complex refractive index; tensor representation of electrical and optical properties of atoms and molecules; molecular structure and polarizability; macroscopic model of polarization, importance of intermolecular interactions, models of local field; electromagnetic fields in vacuum and in matter; linear and nonlinear electro-optical and magneto-optical phenomena accompanying the interaction of electromagnetic field with matter, their usefulness in the study of molecules and new materials; fundamentals of laser physics; molecular, solid-state and chemical lasers.

Literature:
1. A. Chełkowski, "Fizyka dielektryków", PWN, 1972
2. M. Davies “Elektryczne właściwości cząsteczek”, PWN 1968
3. S. Kielich, "Molekularna optyka nieliniowa", PWN, Warszawa, 1977
4. W. Demtroder, “Spektroskopia Laserowa” , PWN 1993
(All in Polish)

Required background:


Passed exams at physics, mathematics, physical-chemistry, quantum chemistry.

Form of assessment:


Exam

Remarks:

Lecture recommended for students choosing specialization in Laboratory of Dielectrics and Magnetics.




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