Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The student must obtain knowledge about optical nanostructures and components, optical microscopy techniques for nanostructures, propagation, scattering and absorption of light in nanostructures, the optical response of nanomaterials, and the related theory and theoretical methods.

Students completing the module will obtain:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Knowledge within the following areas
• Optical nanostructures and components
• Optical microscopy techniques for nano- and microstructures including the physical limitations to the resolution of the microscopies
• Theoretical methods for the optics of nanostructures including the modeling of electromagnetic fields in nanostructures, the scattering of light by nanostructures, and propagation and absorption of light in nanostructures.
• Optical response of nanomaterials including effects due to electronic quantization in nanoscale structures

Skills

The student must be able to apply the knowledge in above mentioned areas for solving problems including modeling of the optics of nanostructures on a computer.

Competences

Based on given information the student must be able to discuss and argument using concepts from the field of optical nanostructures and materials.

Type of instruction

Lectures combined with theoretical exercises.
 

Extent and expected workload

This is a 5 ECTS course module and the work load is expected to be 150 hours for the student

Exam

Exams