Explores optical forces and their coupling with mechanical degrees of freedom, covering radiation pressure, optical tweezers, forces in deformable cavities, and complex geometries.
Introduces optical methods in chemistry, covering ray optics, lasers, spectroscopy, and X-ray physics, emphasizing light-matter interactions and Nobel Prize-winning advancements.
Covers the basics of optical tweezers and their applications in microscopy, manipulation, and spectroscopy, as well as the alignment of molecules using laser pulses.