ELEC 573: Optical Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials

ELEC 573(S): Optical Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials

10:50 – 12:05, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Spring 2011

Room: Duncan College Room 113l

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University

INSTRUCTOR:  Junichiro Kono, Office: Abercrombie A102, Phone: 2209, E-mail: kono@rice.edu, Office Hours: by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course covers the principles, methods, and applications of optical spectroscopy, as well as the physics of optical processes in semiconductor-based and carbon-based nanomaterials.  Basic characteristics of transmission, reflection, absorption, emission, and scattering spectroscopy, from the far-infrared to the ultraviolet, are examined, while the fundamental physics of charge and spin excitations in nanostructures are discussed.  Topics covered include: optical responses of low-dimensional materials; optical properties of excitons, phonons, and plasmons; ultrafast dynamics; electro-optics and magneto-optics; nonlinear optics; quantum coherent phenomena; optical orientation and manipulation of spins; and many-body effects in optical processes.

HOMEWORK:

A problem set will be assigned every other week.

GRADING:

Homework 40%; Midterm Exam 30%; Final Report 30%.

PREREQUISITES:

None.

REQUIRED TEXT:

None.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Nanostructures by E. L. Ivchenko (Alpha Science, 2005).

Optical Properties of Low-Dimensional Materials edited by T. Ogawa and Y. Kanemitsu (World Scientific, 1995).

Optical Properties and Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials by J. Z. Zhang (World Scientific, 2009).

Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles by C. F. Bohren and D. R. Huffman (Wiley, 1983).

Optical Processes in Solids by Y. Toyozawa (Cambridge University Press, 2003).

Bose-Einstein Condensation of Excitons and Biexcitons by S. A. Moskalenko and D. W. Snoke (Cambridge University Press, 2000).

Quantum Semiconductor Structures by C. Weisbuch and B. Vinter (Academic Press, 1991).

Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures edited by K. Barnham and D. Vvedensky (Cambridge University Press, 2001).

Introduction to Semiconductor Optics by N. Peyghambarian, S. W. Koch, and A. Mysyrowicz (Prentice Hall, 1993).

Semiconductor Optics by C. F. Klingshirn (Springer, 1997).

Quntum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors, Fourth Edition by H. Haug and S. W. Koch (World Scientific, 2004).

Optoelectronics by E. Rosencher and B. Vinter (Cambridge University Press, 1998).

Excitons in Low-Dimensional Semiconductors by S. Glutsch (Springer, 2004).

Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Semiconductors and Semiconductor Nanostructures by J. Shah (Springer, 1999).

Spintronics edited by T. Dietl, D. D. Awschalom, M. Kaminska, and H. Ohno (Academic Press, 2008).

Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications edited by M. S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, and Ph. Avouris (Springer, 2001).

Carbon Nanotubes: Advanced Topics in the Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications edited by A. Jorio, M. S. Dresselhaus, and G. Dresselhaus (Springer, 2008).

Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications edited by M. J. O’Connell (Taylor & Francis, 2006).

Carbon Nanotubes: Basic Concepts and Physical Properties by S. Reich, C. Thomsen, and J. Maultzsch (Wiley, 2004).

Lasers by A. E. Siegman (University Science Books, 1986).

The Principles of Nonlinear Optics by Y. R. Shen (Wiley, 2003).

Nonlinear Optics by R. W. Boyd (Academic Press, 2003).

Quantum Electronics by A. Yariv (Wiley, 1989).

Quantum Physics in One Dimension by T. Giamarchi (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Bosonization and Strongly Correlated Systems by A. O. Gogolin, A. A. Nersesyan, and A. M. Tsvelik (Canbridge University Press, 1998).

Many-Particle Physics, 3rd Edition, by G. D. Mahan (Kluwer, 2000).

DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATIONS:

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class.  All discussions will remain confidential. Students with disabilities should also contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center.

 

 

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