ELEC 567(S): Optical Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials

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-, metal-, 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.

This is a NEW COURSE to begin in Spring 2010.

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