ECE 695S - Nanophotonics

Note:

Objective: The course is aimed at training a new generation of experts in the emerging area of nanophotonics.

Course Details

Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3

Counts as:

Experimental Course Offered:

Fall 2006

Catalog Description:

The course is a part of larger education, research, and training effort within Purdues nanotechnology strategic initiative built around the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Within this course, students will study nanoscale processes and devices and their applications for manipulating light on the nanoscale. This nanophotonics course will integrate basic principles of photonics and nanotechnology.

Course Objectives:

The course is aimed at training a new generation of experts in the emerging area of nanophotonics.

Required Text(s):

None.

Recommended Text(s):

  1. Roadmap on Photonic Crystals , Editors: S. Noda and T Baba , Kluwer Academic Publishers , 2003 , ISBN No. 1-4020-7464-6
  2. Near-Field Microscopy and Near-Field Optics , D. Courjon , Imperial College Press , 2003 , ISBN No. 1-86094-258-X
  3. Optical Properties of Metal Clusters, Springer Series in Materials Science , U. Kreibig and M. Vollmer , Springer-Verlag , 1995 , ISBN No. 3-540-57836-6
  4. Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light , J. D. Joannopoulos, R. D Mead, & J. N.Winn , Princeton University Press , 1995 , ISBN No. 0-691-03744-2
  5. Surface Plasmons on Smooth and Rough Surfaces and on Gratings, Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, Vol. III , H. Raether , Springer-Verlag , 1988 , ISBN No. 3-540-17363-3

Lecture Outline:

Sessions Topic
8 photonic crystals and "holey" fibers
4 near-field optics
10 plasmonic nanophotonics
2 photonic nanocircuits
3 photonics in meta-materials
3 nanoscale optoelectronics

Assessment Method:

none