Enrollment year
2015/2016
Academic discipline
FIS/03 (MATERIAL PHYSICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Curriculum
FISICA DELLA MATERIA
Period
1st semester (12/10/2015 - 22/01/2016)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites other than the knowledge of the basic concepts in electromagnetic theory and quantum mechanics. This course is complemental to those dealing with optics, semiconductor, nanostructures, and solid state devices.
Learning outcomes
Learning the basic concepts and main phenomena in the field of photonics
Course contents
This course covers the main concepts in the field of photonics, which deals with the generation, propagation, and manipulation of the electromagnetic radiation with applications ranging from quantum electronics to optical communication. The following topics will be presented: (1) The electromagnetic field: light propagation in dielectric materials and periodic media, quantization of the electromagnetic field; (2) Light propagation in dielectric waveguides: principles of light confinement and examples; (3) Resonators and optical microcavities: Fabry-Pérot cavity, planar microcavities, ring resonators, 3D microcavities; theory of spontaneous emission in a microcavity: the Purcell effect; (4) Light-matter interaction: atomic susceptibility, spontaneous and stimulated emission, gain and laser oscillation; (5) Nonlinear optics: second- and third-order nonlinear phenomena.
Reccomended or required readings
A. Yariv, "Quantum electronics", third edition (Wiley, New York, 1989)
A. Yariv and P. Yeh, "Photonics" (Oxford University Press, 2007) )
B.E.A. Saleh, M.C. Teich, "Fundamentals of Photonics", second edition (Wiley, 2007) )
E. Rosencher, B. Vinter, "Optoelectronics" (Cambridge University Press, 2002) )
R. Loudon, “The Qauntum Theory of light” (Oxford University Press 2008) )
J.D. Joannopoulos, S. G. Johnson, J. N. Winn, and R. D. Meade "Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light," second edition (Princeton, 2008) )
Assessment methods
The final mark is determined after an oral examination. During the class there will be five homework assignments. Each student can decide whether the marks obtained in the assignments should be considered in the final evaluation or not. The student will have to make a decision before receiving the evaluation of the fourth assignment
Further information
The final mark is determined after an oral examination. During the class there will be five homework assignments. Each student can decide whether the marks obtained in the assignments should be considered in the final evaluation or not. The student will have to make a decision before receiving the evaluation of the fourth assignment
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