PHYS586 INTRODUCTION TO NANOOPTICS
| Course Code: | 2300586 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
To give students an introduction to contemporary nano-optics / nano-photonics research activities and to spark curiosity in the subject.
Course Content
Optical properties of nanoscale matter, far-field imaging techniques, scanning near-field imaging techniques, field enhancement at conducting surfaces, metal nanoparticles, localized surface plasmons, plasmon polaritons, plexitons, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, tip-assisted optical spectroscopy and microscopy, Förster resonant energy transfer, plasmonic solar cells, single molecule optics, metamaterials and nanophotonics, optical antennae, Fano resonance, nonlinear plasmonics.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to follow contemporary research publications in the field of nanooptics and to discuss them with their peers.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution