MNT512 OPTICAL MATERIALS AND SPECTROSCOPY
| Course Code: | 8710512 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Micro and Nanotechnology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SELÇUK YERCİ |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Provide students an understanding of optical materials and optical spectroscopy.
- Provide students necessary introduction knowledge of Maxwell’s Equations, Polarization, Photons and the Density of States, Crystals, Lattices, Lattice Vibrations and Phonons, and nonlinear optical materials to constitute the foundation required for various optical phenomena such as Interband absorption, Free electrons, Plasmons, Excitons, Luminescence centers, Scattering and absorption by phonons.
- Provide students understanding of various advanced optical spectroscopy methods.
Course Content
Basics of Maxwell s Equations, Polarization, Photons and the Density of States, Crystals, Lattices, Lattice Vibrations and Phonons, and nonlinear optical materials. Interband obsorption, Free electrons, Plasmons, Excitons, Luminescence centers, Scattering and absorption by phonons.
Photoluminescence, Time Resolved Spectroscopy, Pump-probe measurments, Spectroscopic ellipsometry.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of the principles of Maxwell’s Equations, Polarization, Photons and the Density of States
- Essential knowledge of Crystals, Lattices, Lattice Vibrations and Phonons, and nonlinear optical materials
- Essential knowledge of various optical phenomena such as Interband absorption, Free electrons, Plasmons, Excitons, Luminescence centers, Scattering and absorption by phonons
- Essential knowledge on various advanced optical spectroscopy methods such as Time Resolved Spectroscopy, Pump-probe measurements, Spectroscopic ellipsometry.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Depth: Our graduates acquire in-depth knowledge for at least one of a sub-discipline about micro and nanotechnology in basic and applied science departments of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and become aware of the current state of scientific research in this discipline of micro nanotechnology and implement innovative methods | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Width: Our graduates will have information on common interdisciplinary area under the roof of micro and nanotechnology of basic and applied sciences | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Research: Our graduates gain the skills to conduct and terminate the research of their expertise by accessing modern information | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Lifelong Learning: Our graduates quickly adapt to new issues and continue to develop the habit of lifelong learning | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Communication Skills: Our graduates express their ideas and the results of their work effectively in writing and orally | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ethics: Our graduates absorbs research and publication ethics rules as well as the professional ethics | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution