Course detail

Concepts of Nanophotionics

CEITEC VUT-DS144Acad. year: 2024/2025

The course deals with the newly developing and fascinating area concerned with controlling light at a subwavelength scale where spatial confinement considerably modifies light propagation and light–matter interaction. The objective is to present a basic overview of nanophotonics including the underlying principles and some current trends.

  1. Waves in optics and quantum mechanics
  2. Quantum confinement effects
  3. Quantum dots
  4. Light in restricted geometries
  5. Photonic circuitry
  6. Plasmonics
  7. Light-matter interaction in nanostructures
  8. Emerging applications and challenges

Acquired knowledge: fundamental concepts of nanophotonics, overview of important applications and current trends

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Jiří Petráček, Dr.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of mathematics, general physics, electrodynamics and optics at the level of common undergraduate courses. Elementary competence in quantum mechanics and solid state physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The doctoral student prepares an essay on the topic related to the dissertation and then a debate is held to demonstrate the doctoral student's orientation in the concepts of nanophotonics.

 

 

 

Aims

The objective of the course is to present a basic overview of nanophotonics including the underlying principles and some current trends.
PhD student gains insight into concepts of nanophotonics.

 

 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

S. V. Gaponenko, “Introduction to Nanophotonics,” Cambridge University Press (2010). (EN)
J. W. Haus (Ed.), “Fundamentals and Applications of Nanophotonics,” Woodhead Publishing, (2016). (EN)
P. N. Prasad, “Nanophotonics,” Wiley-Interscience (2004). (EN)
S. A. Maier, “Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications,” Springer (2007). (EN)
S. Enoch, N. Bonod (eds.), “Plasmonics,” Springer (2012). (EN)

Recommended reading

S. V. Gaponenko, “Introduction to Nanophotonics,” Cambridge University Press (2010) (EN)
J. W. Haus (Ed.), “Fundamentals and Applications of Nanophotonics,” Woodhead Publishing, (2016). (EN)
S. V. Gaponenko, H. V. Demir, “Applied Nanophotonics,” Cambridge University Press (2018). (EN)