Seminar: Laser matter interaction (PS LaserMatters)5 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Seminar: Laser matter interaction)
(Prüfungsordnungsmodul: Laser matter interaction)

Lehrveranstaltungen:

• • Physics Seminar: Laser matter interaction
    (Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, Peter Hommelhoff)

Inhalt:

We will discuss current research topics around the interaction of laser light with matter. Topics span a large range related to most modern research topics. For example. we may ask (and answer) the question "How fast does the photoeffect take place" (in less than 100 attoseconds - measured in 2018), or look into future schemes of particle acceleration with the help of laser light. In addition, we will delve deep into the realm of nonlinear light matter interaction and will discuss the so-called strongfield regime, which includes attosecond physics. We will also look into the basics of all of this, namely the generation of laser pulses, the coherent interaction of light with atoms and matter, which leads right away to (in the future: optical) atomic clocks and quantum information, but may also look into particle trapping and quantum mechanically-enhanced electron microscopy. Topics could include (potential - can alsp be changed or merged per student request):

• Optical Resonators and Lasers

• Optical Bloch equations

• Non-linear optics

• Femtosecond lasers: mode coupling

• Measurement of fast processes & laser pulses

• Frequency comb: carrier-envelope phase control

• (Optical) atomic clocks with frequency combs

• High Power Lasers

• From the photoelectric effect to multiphoton physics

• High harmonic and attosecond pulse generation

• Applications and examples for higher harmonics

• Terahertz radiation generation and application

• Laser-plasma-based electron acceleration

• Electron acceleration at photonic nanostructures

• Nanoplasmonics

• Strong field physics in solids

• Quantum path interference in multicolor experiments

• Landau-Zener-Stückelberg interferometry

• Diamond: a very special electron emitter

• Interaction-free measurements

• Electron holography

• Matter wave interference

• Charged particle trapping
  

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Learning goals and competences
Students

• comprehend an interesting physical topic in a short time frame

• identify and interpret the appropriate literature

• select and organize the relevant information for the presentation

• compose a presentation on the topic at the appropriate level for the audience

• use the appropriate presentation techniques and tools

• criticize and defend the topic in a scientific discussion

Literatur:

Literature
Primary literature will be provided by the supervisors of the individual topics.

Organisatorisches:

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Weitere Informationen:

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls / Einpassung in den Musterstudienplan:

1. Materials Physics (Master of Science)
   (Po-Vers. 2015s | NatFak | Materials Physics (Master of Science) | Gesamtkonto | Seminar in materials physics | Laser matter interaction)

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Laser matter interaction (Prüfungsnummer: 71981)

Prüfungsleistung, mündliche Prüfung, Dauer (in Minuten): 45, benotet, 5 ECTS

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 100.0 %

Prüfungssprache: Deutsch oder Englisch

Erstablegung: WS 2020/2021, 1. Wdh.: WS 2020/2021 (nur für Wiederholer)

1. Prüfer:

Peter Hommelhoff