Introduction to Nano Optics (Summer School)
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| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Pia Friis Kristensen | piakr@tek.sdu.dk | TEK Uddannelseskoordinering og -support |
| Rene Lynge Eriksen | rle@mci.sdu.dk | SDU NanoSyd |
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| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Cox | cox@mci.sdu.dk | Center for Polariton-driven Light-Matter Interactions (POLIMA) |
Programme Secretary
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Bech Fogtmann | sfo@tek.sdu.dk | TEK Uddannelseskoordinering og -support |
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Learning objectives - Knowledge
The student will acquire knowledge on:
- Light propagation in dispersive media and at interfaces
- Characterizing the optical response of free electrons in a metal
- The optoelectronic properties of atomically-thin materials such as graphene
- Perturbation theory and its application to linear and nonlinear optics
- Light-matter interactions in few-level quantum systems (e.g., atoms or quantum dots)
- Spontaneous emission of light from atomic systems
Learning objectives - Skills
The student will be able to
- Calculate optical transmission and reflection coefficients of layered systems
- Calculate the plasmon dispersion relation of a metal surface
- Apply perturbation theory to describe the linear and nonlinear optical response of materials
- Derive optical Bloch equations describing classical electric fields interacting with two- or three-level atoms
- Compute the spontaneous emission rate of an atom in the presence of complex dielectric media
Learning objectives - Competences
The student will be able to
- Formulate and model interactions between light and nano-structured materials using quantum mechanics and classical electromagnetism
Content
This course introduces tools used to model and understand the behavior of light in atoms and materials that are structured on small scales compared with the free-space optical wavelength.
It is intended for students with a background in the physical sciences or engineering and a familiarity with basic quantum mechanics and electromagnetism.
- Maxwell’s equations in homogeneous media
- Drude model
- Boltzmann transport equation
- Perturbation theory
- Nonlinear optical phenomena—controlling light with light
- Semi-classical quantum optics
- Point emitters—spontaneous emission of light from atoms
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- Attendance (80 %)
- Project report
- Oral exam based on the project report
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Enrollment is limited to 8 students.
If more applicants than places, applicants who meet the mandatory requirements are prioritized according to the below selection criteria:
- Undergraduate and graduate students from partner universities (exchange); international undergraduates and graduate guest students (fee-paying); undergraduate and graduate students from other Danish universities
- Ph.D students from partner universities and other international Ph.D. students
- Other applicants
In case a course is filled up, we try to offer you an alternative course from your list of priorities. All final decisions about admission will be sent out continually.
This course is identical with T920001101 Nonlinear and Quantum Nanophotonics (Summer School), T920013101 Introduction to Nano Optics (Summer School) og T960003101 Introduction to Nano Optics (Summer School). Any used examination attempts will be transferred.