LEARNING OUTCOMES
Basic understanding of light-matter interaction on nano (subwavelength) scale, knowledge of recent developments and applications of artificial materials designed to achieve advantageous and unusual electromagnetic and optical properties.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 04.12.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sergei Tretiakov, Konstantin Simovski
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Introduction (motivation - what changes if light "sees" particles which are smaller or comparable in size with the wavelength and why this is important); Photonic crystals; Plasmonic nanoparticles; Plasmonic waveguides (including particle chains); Metamaterials (definition and why they are promising), Superlens; Metasurfaces (including extraordinary transmission and perfect absorption); Review of applications (SERS, surface plasmon microscopy, nanostructured solar cells, thermophotovoltaics, metatronics, etc.)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Homework exercises, seminar presentations, and exam.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact hours 48 h (2 x 2 h per week, 12 weeks). Independent work 87 h.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 No teaching
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIEnrollment :
Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).