ECE 574
ECE 574 - Nanophotonics
Spring 2024
| Title | Rubric | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanophotonics | ECE574 | B | 60267 | LEC | 4 | 0900 - 0950 | M W F | 3020 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg | Kent D Choquette |
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Official Description
Subject Area
- Microelectronics and Photonics
Course Director
Notes
Prerequisites: (ECE455 or ECE572) and (PHY486 or ECE487 or equivalent course in quantum mechanics)
Goals
Nanophotonics is the fusion of nanotechnology and photonics and is a contemporary topic of research with many emerging applications. Understanding the optical properties of nanometer-scale structures of dielectrics, semiconductors, and metals will be crucial for future optoelectronic devices and technology. This course will examine the quantum mechanical interaction between light and materials, including plasmonics, cavity electrodynamics, polarition cavity condensation, sub-wavelength structures, metamaterials, and applications.
Topics
I. Photons, Electrons, & Dielectrics: dispersion & density of states, complex dielectric constant, Fresnel equations
II. Phonons: classical oscillators, quantum harmonic oscillators, Raman/Brillouin scattering
III. Absorption: interband transitions, indirect transitions, quasi-particles
IV. Emission: interband recombination, Rabi oscillations, spontaneous emission
V. Dielectric Confinement: quantum wells & wires, planar & channel waveguides, quantum dots
VI. Metallic Optic: surface plasmon, plasmonic applications, metallic nanoparticles
VII. Resonant Scattering: Rayleigh & Mie nonresonant scattering, photonic crystals & bandgaps, high contrast gratings
VIII. Subwavelength Materials & Interaction: weak/strong cavity coupling, metamaterialstopological photonics