Course: Optical Properties and Characterization of Solids Including Nanostructures

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Course title Optical Properties and Characterization of Solids Including Nanostructures
Course code UAFM/C596
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mistrík Jan, doc. Dr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Selected concepts of light description, their meaning and use. Electromagnetic wave (intensity, polarization, coherence) vs. particle nature of radiation (energy, momentum, photon angular momentum) and their relationship. Selection rules. Optical properties of solids (linear and nonlinear optics - definition), complex index of refraction, complex symbolism in optics, the relationship between extinction and absorption coefficient, refractive index and electrical permittivity, model of harmonic oscillator and forced oscillations (Lorentz, Drude), Kramers-Kronigovy sessions. Interaction of photons with particles in PL (electron, phonon), the combined density of states, absorption coefficient calculation, selection rules (allowed, forbidden, direct and indirect transitions). Types of optical interactions in a wide spectral range and their interpretation in the wave and particle concept (dielectrics, semiconductors, metals), Electromagnetic wave at a simple interface. Reflection and refraction - Fresnel equations, reflectivity, plasma edge. Methods of determining optical constants, spectrophotometry and ellipsometry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
Introduction to the study of optical properties and optical characterization of solids including nanomaterials.
Subject broadens the course of general physics
Prerequisites
Not specified.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Student performance assessment

Exam consists of written and oral part.
Recommended literature
  • J. Mistrík, S. Kasap, H. E. Ruda, C. Koughia, J. Singh. Optical Properties of Electronic Materials: Fundamentals and Characterization. Berlin, Heidelberg,, 2017.
  • S. Sajdlová, J. Mistrík. Fyzika - návody k laboratorním cvičením a příklady. Pardubice. 2020.


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