This lecture introduces the fundamentals of optical spectroscopy, covering theoretical basics and experimental techniques. Optical spectroscopy is crucial in current research, enabling analysis of light-matter interactions and material properties. In addition to the discussion of various relevant spectroscopy methods, we will provide examples of current and on-going research at the University of Münster within the field of optical spectroscopy of solid state nanosystems.

Examples of discussed techniques:

Photoluminescence
Absorption spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Coherent control
Heterodyne four-wave mixing
Near-field spectroscopy
Photon correlation experiments (Hanbury-Brown-Twiss)

Aspects of the theory that is covered:

Quantization of the light field
Light-matter interaction
Basics of open quantum systems
Detector theory and correlation functions

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