Light–Matter Interaction

The sections in this article are Electrical Properties of Matter Polar Molecules Induced Dipole moments by External Electrical Fields Classical Dispersion Theory Electromagnetic Waves in Matter Absorption of Light Reflection and Transmission Diffuse Reflection Layered Media Anisotropic Media Inhomogeneous Media Nonlinear Optics Nonlinear Polarization Processes Processes Optical Kerr Effect Two-Photon Absorption Other Processes Lasers Mode Locking Infrared Spectroscopy UV–Vis Spectroscopy Electronic Selection Rules Polarimetry, Optical Rotatory Dispersion, Circular Dichroism Polarimetry Optical Rotatory Dispersion (ORD) Circular Dichroism (CD) Fluorescence The Fate of Electronically Excited States Basic Concepts of Fluorescence Spectroscopy Nonradiative Energy Transfer Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Photobleaching Multi-Photon Excited Fluorescence Fluorescence Nanoscopy Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy (STED) Photoactivated Localization Microscopy (PALM) and Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) Elastic Light Scattering Inelastic Light Scattering (Raman Scattering) Theoretical Description of Inelastic Light Scattering Resonance Raman Scattering (RRS) Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Hyper-Raman Effect Coherent Raman Spectroscopy Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS) Stimulated Stokes- and Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Fluorescence Labeling Strategies for Proteins Introduction General Labeling Strategies for Organelles and Biomacromolecules Protein Labeling Strategies Direct Labeling Strategies for Fixed Cells and Solution Indirect Labeling Strategies for Fixed Cells and Solution Direct Labeling Strategies for In Vivo Studies with Autofluorescent Proteins Indirect Labeling Strategies for In Vivo Studies Using Self-Labeling Protein Tags Prospects Acknowledgments Keywords: light–matter interaction; dispersion theory; electromagnetic waves; nonlinear optics; lasers; protein fluorescence labeling