The module includes both theoretical backgrounds presented in the form of traditional lectures (with some experiments presented by the lecturer) and the experimental, hands-on part in the research laboratories.
Specific contents:
- history of breakthroughs in light-related sciences – most important scientific discoveries over the centuries
- principles of photo-sciences
- light sources and detectors
- chemical and physical properties of molecules in their excited states
- photochemical processes in biological systems
- practical applications of spectroscopy (incl. laser spectroscopy)
