Introduction to Photonics and Nanostructures

Course guarantor:

Ivan Richter

Lecturer:

Pavel Kwiecien, Jan Proška, Ivan Richter

Tutor:

Pavel Kwiecien, Jan Proška, Ivan Richter

Supervisor:

Department of Laser Physics and Photonics

Synopsis:

Overview of nanostructures and nanotechnologies; quantum technologies; quantum nanostructures; photonic structures; nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics; optical waveguides and fibers; integrated photonics; computer simulations; technological realization; student presentations

Requirements:

Active participation in the lectures and preparation of a paper on a given topic and its presentation at the end of the semester.

Syllabus of lectures:

Nanostructures and nanotechnologies; quantum technologies; light as electromagnetic radiation; light sources; light detection; photonic structures; nanophotonics and nanoplazmonics; quantum nanostructures; basic physical and optical properties; optical fibers and optical waveguides; integrated photonics a application examples; photonic crystals and metamaterials; computer simulations of light matter interaction; simulation of photonic struktures; structure realization; student presentations on selected topics.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Electronic texts stored in Microsoft Teams

Recomended references:

[2] B. E. A. Saleh, M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 3. vydání, John Wiley & Sons, 1919.

[3] M. Bass, Ed., Handbook of Optics I -V, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010.

[4] B. Bhushan, Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology 1 and 2, Springer, 2010.

[5] E. Hecht, Optics, Pearson Press, 2017 (5th edition).

[6] A. McGurn, Nanophotonics, Springer Series in Optical Sciences 213, Springer, 2018.

[7] J. D. Joannopoulos, R. D. Meade, J. N. Winn, Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light. Princeton University Press, 2008.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

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Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Fyzikální inženýrství - Počítačová fyzika (elective course)
• Fyzikální inženýrství - Fyzika plazmatu a termojaderné fúze (elective course)
• Fyzikální inženýrství - Inženýrství pevných látek (elective course)
• Fyzikální inženýrství - Laserová technika a fotonika (compulsory elective course)
• Kvantové technologie (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Computational physics (elective course)
• Quantum Technologies (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Plasma Physics and Thermonuclear Fusion (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Solid State Engineering (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Laser Technology and Photonics (compulsory elective course)