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  Experimental Physics of Photonic and Plasmonic Crystals

Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel, Dr. Sergei Romanov

Details
Vorlesung
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 5, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 10:00 - 12:00, SR 00.103

Fields of study
WF Ph-BA ab 5
WF Ph-MA ab 1

Prerequisites / Organisational information
Re­com­men­ded know­ledge: Basic know­ledge of elec­tro­ma­gne­tism

Contents
Pho­to­nic and plasmonic crys­tals are cha­rac­te­ri­zed by a pe­ri­odic struc­tu­re, the lattice parameter of which is comparable with the wavelength of light. Due to interference of the incident and scattered light, the light pro­pa­ga­ti­on in these ma­te­ri­als is mo­di­fied and a distinct modal structure with spectral intervals being forbidden for light propagation is formed. De­pen­ding on the ma­te­ri­al and struc­tu­ral pa­ra­me­ters, dif­fe­rent phy­si­cal phe­no­me­na take place in all-dielectric crystals like diffraction, refraction, beam steering, change of polarization and in­hi­bi­ti­on of spon­ta­neous light emis­si­on. In metal-based crystals excitations are carried by localized plasmons giving rise to strong light confinement, extraordinary transmission and absorption, etc.
The ob­jec­tive of this cour­se is to un­der­stand the phy­sics of pho­to­nic and plasmonic crystals, to assess the effects of disorder, to learn about dif­fe­rent preparation techniques and to get in­for­mation about recent de­ve­lop­ments in the field. The emphasis will be done on the experimental investigation of the optical properties of these architectures.
Con­tent
· wave pro­pa­ga­ti­on in pho­to­nic and plasmonic crys­tals
· dif­fe­rent types of pho­to­nic/plasmonic crys­tals, photonic glasses and hybrid architectures
· preparation techniques
· methods of experimental investigation
· optical pro­per­ties and their interpretation in a framework of physical models
· quasicrystalline and disordered photonic materials
· ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons

Recommended literature
Pho­to­nic crys­tals, Mol­ding the flow of light, JD Jo­an­no­pou­los, SG John­son, JN Winn, RD Meade, Prin­ce­ton Uni­ver­si­ty Press, se­cond edi­ti­on (2008); Pho­to­nic crys­tals, Ad­van­ces in de­sign, fa­bri­ca­ti­on and cha­rac­te­riza­t­i­on, K. Busch, S. Löl­kes, R.B. Wehr­spohn and H. Föll, Wi­ley-VCH (2004)

ECTS information:
Credits: 5

Additional information

Assigned lectures
UE: Exercise to the Lecture Experimental Physics of Photonic and Plasmonic Crystals
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel, Dr. Sergei Romanov
Time and place: every 2. week Thu 14:00 - 16:00, SR 01.566

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester SS 2014:
Physikalische Wahlfächer Bachelor und Master (PW)

Department: Professur für Experimentalphysik (Prof. Dr. Peschel)
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