Course: Inorganic Materials for Optical and Optoelectronic Applications

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Course title Inorganic Materials for Optical and Optoelectronic Applications
Course code KOANCH/C045
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Střižík Lukáš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Chemical bond and band model of amorphous and crystalline materials. 2. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with solid. 3. Preparation of inorganic bulk materials: Glassy, glass-ceramic and crystalline materials for optics. 4. Preparation of thin films and low-dimensional materials for optics. 5. Phosphors I: Luminescence, materials doped with rare-earth and transition-metal ions, III-V and II-VI semiconductors. 6. Phosphors II: Optical amplifiers, LEDs, Principle of the LASER, photon upconversion and dowconversion. 7. Amorphous materials in optics I: Oxide, chalcogenide and halide glasses and their applications. 8. Amorphous materials in optics II: Optical fibers and thin films. 9. Nanomaterials: Preparation, properties and applications. 10. Optical sensors and detectors. 11. Optical materials and reflectance: Optical memories, antireflection coatings, optical filters. 12. Optical materials and diffraction/scattering: Transparent polycrystalline ceramics, glass-ceramics, photonic crystals, holograms. 13. Materials in selected optical applications: Nonlinear optics, metamaterials, displays, transparent conductive oxides.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 48 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 60 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of inorganic chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Recommended literature
  • C. Ronda. Luminescence: From Theory to Applications. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA: Německo, 2008.
  • I. Pelant, J. Valenta. Luminiscenční spektroskopie: I. Objemové krystalické polovodiče. Praha: Academia, 2006.
  • J. Klikorka, B. Hájek, J. Votinský. Obecná a anorganická chemie. Praha: SNTL/ALFA, 1985.
  • J. Singh. Optical Properties of Condensed Matter and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Velká Británie, 2006.
  • J. Zarzycki. Glasses and Amorphous Materials v: Materials Science and Technology: A comprehensive treatment (ed. R.W. Cahn, P. Haasen, E.J. Kramer). Wiley-VCH: USA, 1991.
  • J.-L. Adam and X. Zhang. Chalcogenide glasses: Preparation, properties and applications. Woodhead Publishing Limited: Velká Británie, 2014.
  • M. Frumar. Chemie pevných látek I. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 1992.
  • Richard J. D. Tilley. Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Light, the Optical Properties of Materials and Colour. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Velká Británie, 2011.
  • Richard J. D. Tilley. Understanding of Solids: The Science of Materials. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Velká Británie, 2004.
  • S.O. Kasap, P. Capper. Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., USA, 2006.


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