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Nanophotonics Plasmonics and Metamaterials
Study light matter interactions at the nano scale for the advanced optical applications.
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12 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Guwahati (IITG) |
The fees for the course Nanophotonics Plasmonics and Metamaterials is :
| Fees components | Amount |
| Exam fees | Rs. 1,000 |
The Syllabus
Introduction
- Motivation
- Brief introduction to nanophotonics, plasmonics and metamaterials
- Overview of current status of research in academia and industry in the fields of nanophotonics, plasmonics, and metamaterials
Fundamentals of nanophotonics 1
- Electromagnetic theory of light
- Electromagnetic properties of material
- Constitutive relationships and material parameters
- Electromagnetic waves in dielectric media
Fundamentals of nanophotonics 2
- Polarization of light
- Reflection and refraction
- Fresnel equations
- Absorption, dispersion, and scattering of electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves in periodic structures 1
- Matrix theory of dielectric layered media
- Fabry–Perot Etalon
- Bragg Grating
- 1D Photonic crystals — Bloch modes, Dispersion relation and photonic band structure
Electromagnetic waves in periodic structures 2
- Real and reciprocal lattices
- 2D and 3D Photonic crystals
- Bandgap engineering
- Devices based on photonic crystals
- Emerging Applications of Photonic Crystals
Metal Optics 1
- Optical properties of metals
- Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP) on planar interfaces
- SPP modes for shape resonances, gratings, and light scattering from rough surfaces
- Applications of SPPs: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), Sensing, Subwavelength properties in light-guiding, spasers, and plasmonic circuitry, plasmonic subwavelength enhanced transmission of light
Metal Optics 2
- Plasmonic nanoparticles
- Localized plasmon resonances
- Chain of plasmonic nanoparticles
- Applications of localized plasmon resonances: SERS, Sensing, optical nanoantennas and plasmonic waveguides, biomedical applications, tunable plasmonic devices
Metamaterials 1: Fundamentals
- Metamaterials concept
- Effective medium theories: Maxwell–Garnett theory, Bruggeman theory, Anisotropic mixtures: multilayers and wire media
- Negative-permittivity and negative-permeability metamaterials
- Double-Negative
Metamaterials 2: Applications
- Perfect absorbers
- Super lens, Hyperbolic metamaterials and application in high-resolution imaging: Hyper lens
- Tunable photonic metamaterial based devices
Metasurfaces
- Introduction to Metasurfaces
- Frequency selective surfaces
- Guided mode resonances (GMR)
- Examples of metasurfaces and GMR based devices
- Perfect control over transmission and reflection using metasurfaces
Transformation Optics
- Introduction to Transformation Optics
- Transformation principle
- Invisibility Cloaks
- Carpet cloaking
- Transformation optics and metamaterials
- Introduction to alternative materials
Realization of Nanophotonic Devices
- Nanofabrication: Thin films —Physical methods: Evaporation, Sputtering, Pulsed laser deposition
- Chemical methods: chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Atomic layer deposition
- Epitaxy: Metal organic CVD, Molecular beam epitaxy
- Lithography —photolithography, Non-optical lithography
- Pattern transfer
- Nanophotonic characterization: brief overview of near-field microscopy and other related methods