NANOPHOTONICS
Optics/photonics at nanometer and micrometer length scales, including EM waves in dielectrics and metals, computational electromagnetics, waveguides and waveguide coupling, optical resonators, basic nanofabrication techniques, thin-film interference, surface-plasmon polaritons, localized surface-plasmon resonances, applications of plasmonics, super-resolution imaging, photonic crystals, composite materials and metamaterials, metasurfaces. Knowledge of Maxwell's equation and basic ray/wave optics [such as E C E 320 or E C E 434 ] is strongly encouraged.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of electromagnetic waves in various media, at boundaries and interfaces, and in various types of waveguides Audience: Graduate 2. Carry out a variety of two-dimensional (and, depending on the project, three-dimensional) simulations using the finite-difference time-domain method Audience: Graduate 3. Recall, summarize, and evaluate basic nanofabrication concepts as they relate to nanophotonic structures Audience: Graduate 4. Identify, formulate, and solve problems describing localized and propagating surface plasmons in various geometries Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of various applications of nanophotonics and plasmonics, especially in the areas of sensing and biomedical applications Audience: Graduate 6. Recall the similarities and differences between composite materials, metamaterials, metasurfaces, and related photonic structures Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of electromagnetic waves in various media, at boundaries and interfaces, and in various types of waveguides Audience: Graduate 2. Carry out a variety of two-dimensional (and, depending on the project, three-dimensional) simulations using the finite-difference time-domain method Audience: Graduate 3. Recall, summarize, and evaluate basic nanofabrication concepts as they relate to nanophotonic structures Audience: Graduate 4. Identify, formulate, and solve problems describing localized and propagating surface plasmons in various geometries Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of various applications of nanophotonics and plasmonics, especially in the areas of sensing and biomedical applications Audience: Graduate 6. Recall the similarities and differences between composite materials, metamaterials, metasurfaces, and related photonic structures Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027