Nonlinear and Quantum Nanophotonics (Summer School)
Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering
Teaching language: English
EKA: T920001102
Censorship: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Summer school (spring)
Level: Bachelor
Course ID: T920001101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 21-01-2019
Duration: Intensive course
Version: Approved - active
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Mandatory prerequisites
Introductory electromagnetic theory, quantum mechanics, integral and vector calculus, linear algebra.
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
- Using the Boltzmann transport equation to describe electron motion in graphene
- Perturbation theory and its application to linear and nonlinear optics
- Fundamentals of nonlinear optics: Harmonic generation and saturable absorption
- Bloch equations for few-level quantum systems
- Spontaneous emission of light from atomic systems
Learning objectives - Skills
The student must be able to
- Calculate 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 Bloch equations describing classical electric fields interacting with two- or three-level atoms
- Determine the spontaneous emission rate of an atom in the presence of dielectric media
Learning objectives - Competences
The student must be able to:
- Calculate the optical response associated with plasmons in metals and 2D materials (e.g., graphene)
- Describe light-matter interactions in simple quantum emitters in perturbative and non-perturbative regimes
- Compute the rate of spontaneous emission of a point dipole in the presence of nano-scale objects characterized by a dielectric function
- Understand main ideas and current developments within nano-optics, relating these ideas to the fundamental principles presented in theoretical topics of this course.
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 wavelength; it is intended for students with a background in the physical sciences or engineering and a basic familiarity with mathematics as well as the principles of quantum mechanics and electromagnetism.
- Maxwell’s equations in homogeneous media
- Drude model
- Boltzmann transport equation
- Perturbation theory
- Nonlinear optical phenomena
- Semi-classical quantum optics
- Point emitters—spontaneous emission
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T920001102
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The examination is based on an overall assessment of:
Attendance (80 %)
Oral exam
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Oral examination
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Second examiner: Internal
Grading
7-point grading scale
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Language
English
ECTS value
5