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Course

MICRO-420: Selected topics in advanced optics

Lectures in this course (53)

Plasmonic Antennas: Enhancing Light-Molecule Interaction

Delves into plasmonic antennas, Raman spectroscopy, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, emphasizing molecule identification and single molecule sensitivity.

Advanced Optics: Bragg Gratings

Covers the principles of Bragg gratings on a surface and the existence of different diffraction orders.

Advanced Optics: Grating Fundamentals

Delves into the fundamentals of advanced optics, covering blazed gratings, resolving power, spectral resolution, Bragg gratings, Wood's anomalies, and surface plasmon-polariton excitation.

Advanced Optics: Electromagnetic Spectrum

Explores electromagnetic optics, quantum optics, and Maxwell's equations in different mediums.

Advanced Optics: Spectrometer and Grating Fabrication

Explores spectrometer components and various grating fabrication techniques.

Advanced Optics: Bragg Gratings

Explains the principles of Bragg gratings in optics and the occurrence of reflectance peaks.

Advanced Optics: Matrix Theory and Equivalence

Explores matrix theory in multilayer optics and the equivalence between transfer and scattering matrices.

Advanced Optics: Two-Cascaded Systems

Explores two-cascaded systems, propagation examples, and technology considerations in advanced optics.

Advanced Optics: Fabry-Perot Etalon and Bragg Gratings

Explores the Fabry-Perot etalon and Bragg gratings in advanced optics.

Advanced Optics: Bragg Gratings and Surface Waves

Explores Bragg gratings in optical fibers and Bloch surface waves in periodic layered media.

Photonic Crystals: Basics

Explores the basics of photonic crystals, including Bragg gratings and band structure.

Advanced Optics: Photonic Crystals

Explores 2D photonic crystals, reciprocal lattices, Brillouin zones, and band diagrams in advanced optics.

Photonic Bandgaps: Structures and Properties

Explores photonic bandgaps in different structures and common 2D lattices, discussing factors influencing their existence and scaling laws for different frequencies.

Photonic Crystals: Fabrication Techniques

Delves into the fabrication techniques of photonic crystals, inspired by natural structures like butterfly wings and opal stones.

Maxwell's Equations in Vacuum

Explores Maxwell's equations in vacuum, photon scanning near-field optical microscope, light confinement, and experimental proof of light effects.

Photonic Crystals: Components and Waveguides

Explores photonic crystals, waveguides, slow light, high Q cavities, and photonic fibers for frequency selectivity and nonlinear effects.

Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications

Covers the fundamentals and applications of metamaterials, discussing how materials interact with electromagnetic radiation.

Negative Refraction in Metamaterials

Explores negative refraction in metamaterials, including experimental verification and engineering of magnetic permeability and negative permittivity.

Advanced Optics: Refractive Index and Perfect Lens

Explores electromagnetic properties, refractive index, negative refraction, and the concept of a perfect lens for high-resolution imaging.

Metamaterials Evolution

Discusses the evolution of metamaterials from microwaves to optics, showcasing challenges and progress in miniaturization and 3D material realization.