Nanophotonics (FB16-2700)
Nanophotonics (FB16-2700)
( Prof. Dr. T. Kusserow)
The lecture is given in English language (optional in German).
Content
Introduction & Fundamentals
- EM waves in nanostructures and waveguides
- The near-field of EM waves
- Spatial frequencies
Periodic Structures
- Waves in periodic structures
- Bloch modes and band diagrams
1D Periodic Structures
- Thin-film optics
2D and 3D Periodic Structures
- Photonic Crystals, defects
- Fano resonances
- Photonic Crystal fibers
- Surface modes
Plasmonics
- Fundamentals
- Surface plasmon polaritons
- Localized plasmon polaritons
- Applications
Optical Properties of Materials
- Maxwell equations in matter, wave propagation
- Dispersion models of different materials
- Time-dependent response, Kramers-Kroning relations
- Non-linear optics
Effective Index Theory
- Clausius-Mossotti relation
- Effective index models
- Applications
- Metamaterials and metasurfaces
Opto-Mechanics
- Optical forces, optical tweezer
- Cavity opto-mechanics
- Ponderomotive force
Literature
- L. Novotny and B. Hecht, Principles of Nano-Optics, Cambridge University Press, 2012
- J. Jahns and S. Helfert, Introduction to Micro- and Nanooptics, Wiley VCH Verlag, 2012
- J. D. Joannopoulos et al., Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light, Princeton University Press, 2008
- S. A. Maier, Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications, Springer, 2007
- S. Enoch and N. Bonod, Plasmonics: From Basics to Advanced Topics, Springer, 2012
- A. Yariv and P. Yeh, Optical waves in crystals: propagation and control of laser radiation, John Wiley & Sons, 1984
- P. Yeh, Optical waves in layered media, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
- E. Hecht: Optik. Oldenbourg Verlag
- M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, Cambridge University Press, 1999