Lectures related to Optical Properties of Materials

Quantum Nanostructures: Energy Levels and Superlattices

Explores quantized energy levels in quantum wells and the physics of superlattices.

Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals

Introduces the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, covering wave functions and energy levels.

Perturbation Theory and Variational Principle

Covers perturbation theory, variational principle, and systematic approaches to determining true energy levels.

Particle in Potential Well

Explores the Schrödinger equation for a particle in a potential well.

Independent Time Perturbations

Explores independent time perturbations in quantum mechanics and the Brillouin-Wigner method.

Photon Picture of Electromagnetic Waves

Explores the photon concept in electromagnetic waves, including energy, momentum, emission by charges, coherence length, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Atomic Orbitals and Bonding

Explores atomic orbitals' principles and bonding concepts in chemistry.

Basis of Nuclear Magnetization

Explores the classical and quantum-mechanical basis of nuclear magnetization and the quantization of angular momentum and energy levels.

Quantum Mechanics: Bound-State Problems

Analyzes bound-state problems, Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization, and tunneling through potential barriers in quantum mechanics.

Quantum Mechanics: Particle in a Box

Covers the quantum mechanics of a particle in a confined box and its energy levels.

Josephson Inductance and Transmon Qubits

Covers Josephson inductance, Cooper pair box, Transmon qubits, and their practical applications.

Classical Scattering: Two-Body Dynamics

Covers the classical scattering of two-body systems and their energy levels.

Time-Independent Perturbations 2

Explores time-independent perturbations in quantum mechanics and their effects on energy levels and eigenstates.

Neutrons vs X-rays

Compares neutrons and X-rays in diffraction analysis, focusing on their energy levels, interaction mechanisms, and penetrating capabilities.

Damping in oscillator models

Discusses damping in oscillator models, stimulated emission, and absorption cross section.

The Particle in a Box

Covers the particle in a box, discussing wave functions and energy levels.

Quantum Bound States

Explores quantum bound states, wave functions, energy levels, and potential energy in quantum systems.

Optical Pumping Schemes: Levels and Amplification

Explores optical pumping schemes for population inversion in laser systems, comparing 3-level and 4-level systems' efficiency.

Quantum Chemistry: Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics

Covers the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and the behavior of particles at the quantum level.

Electronic Structure of Atoms: Hydrogen Atom

Explores the electronic structure of the hydrogen atom, covering radial wave functions, quantum numbers, and orbital sublayers.