Nanophotonics
Courses
nanoHUB-U Course
Nanophotonic Modeling
Purdue University (2014) 25 Lectures.
Taught by Peter Bermel
Selected Topics: Photonic bandstructures and bandgaps, solving multilayered photonic systems, direct simulation of Maxwell's equations in time, advanced time-domain simulations, simulating multiscale systems with finite-element methods.
Graduate Courses
Electronic and Photonic Devices
ECE 398 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2010). 25 Lectures
Taught by Kent D Choquette
Selected Topics: semiconductor electronic properties, PN junctions, absorption, emission, recombination, quantum wells, LEDs, VCSEL, pptical displays, optical waveguides, fiber modes, erbium doped fiber amplifiers, optical communication
Optical Properties of Solids
PHYS 620 at University of Michigan (2013) 15 Lectures.
Taught by Roberto Merlin
Selected Topics: electrodynamics, Kramers-Kronig Relations, phenomenological models, semiconductor interband transitions, lattice absorption, phonon poloaritons, excitons, free carrier absorption and plasmons, impurity centers, magnetic excitations
Nanophotonics and Metamaterials
ECE 695s at Purdue University (2013) 15 Lectures.
Taught by Vladimir M. Shalaev
Selected Topics: light interaction, dispersion, optical properties, photonic crystals, metal optics, plasmon excitation, metamaterials, silicon nanophotonics, graphene photonics, plasmonics, optoelectronics, plasmonic photovoltaics, diamond photonics, nanolasers
Ultrafast Optics
ECE 616 at Purdue University (2011) 35 Lectures.
Taught by Andrew M. Weiner
Selected Topics: lasers, mode-locking, autocorrelation, chirped pulses, frequency-resolved optical gating, noise, jitter, dispersion, frequency dependent storage time, nonlinear refractive index media, self-phase-modulation, solitons, raman scattering, ultrafast spectroscopy, non-linear plasmonics
ECE 552: Introduction to Lasers
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Topics include: Maxwell's Equations, Ray Tracing, Optical Cavities, Propagation of Gaussian Beams, Higher Order Modes, Quantization of EM Field, Einstein's A and B Coefficients, Spectral Line Shape, Laser Amplification, Gain Saturation, ASE, Laser Dynamics, Q-Switched Lasers; Ruby, Rare Earth, Dye, Gaseous Discharge and Semiconductor Lasers.