FYSS5404 Photonics (7 cr)
Description
Ray-Optics
Wave-optics
Electromagnetic optics
Polarization optics
Photonic crystals
Waveguides
Optical fibers
Cavities
Surface Plasmons
Atoms interacting with a classical electromagnetic field
Principles of lasers
Quantization of electromagnetic field
Interaction of an atom with the quantized electromagnetic field, Jaynes-Cummings model
Learning outcomes
After completion, students can:
model optical problems with different tools and models
explain the basic principles of light guiding and confinement
apply the theories of light-matter interaction
explain the principles of lasers
quantize the free electromagnetic field
model the light-atom interaction with quantized field (Jaynes-Cummings –model)
Additional information
The course is aimed for both experimentally oriented students, who also want to know the theoretical principles, as well as for theoretically oriented people, who want to learn also how to model practical problems.
Description of prerequisites
FYSP1050 Basics of electromagnetism
especially Maxwell’s equations and optics
FYSA2003 Modern physics, part A
FYSA2030 and FYSA2032 Quantum mechanics, parts A&B or KEMS401 Quantum chemistry
Study materials
Lecture slides and the books below
Literature
- Grynberg, Aspect, Fabre: Introduction to Quantum Optics
- Saleh, Teich: Fundamentals of Photonics
Completion methods
Method 1
Participation in teaching (7 cr)
Lectures, exercises, laboratory work and mid-term exams.