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- Graduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yano Tetsuji
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- Lecture (Livestream)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon3-4(S7-201)
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- Course number
- MAT.C500
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/4/3
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- English
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Course description and aims
This advanced course on optical materials covers optical inorganic materials, their function mechanisms based on the interaction between mainly inorganic substances and light and/or electromagnetic waves, and devices.
The excellent optical properties like transmittance, reflection, absorption and emission will appear. These are strongly dependent on the type of materials, and the relationship between structure and properties are shown with the fundamental principles of optical functions. Practically, optical fiber, optical waveguides, lasers, optical amplifiers, optical resonators, electrooptic devices are introduced in which characteristic properties of special materials work well to realize excellent functionalities.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) know about the relationships between structure and properties of optical materials.
2) understand the principles of optical wave propagation theory in fiber and waveguide, and the derived functionality.
3）understand the principles of laser oscillation, optical amplification, and their optical phenomena inside the optical cavity structure.
4) know the interaction of electric field with inorganic materials and the induced electro-optical and non-linear optical phenomena.
Keywords
Optical materials, optical wave, propagation, optical fiber, optical waveguide, optical oscillation, optical amplification, electro-optic effect, optical nonlinear effect
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Exercise problems would be provided occasionally for better understanding of the course contents.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Inorganic materials, glass for Optics and photonics | Optical window, glass, optical materials |
| Class 2 | Host glass for optically active elements | Transparent media, host glass, optically active element |
| Class 3 | Optical fiber of inorganic glass | optical fiber, optical loss, core-clad structure, silica glass |
| Class 4 | Optical waveguide of inorganic materials Optical cavity of inorganic materials | optical waveguide, silica glass, dielectric single crystal optical cavity, Q value |
| Class 5 | Optical amplification in inorganic materials | optical amplification, gain, population inversion |
| Class 6 | Lasing in inorganic materials | laser, threshold |
| Class 7 | Electro-optic phenomena in inorganic materials | electro-optic effect, Pockels effect, Kerr effect, modulation |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Assessment criteria and methods
Achievement is evaluated by the percentage of attendance, homeworks or presentation and final exam.
Related courses
- MAT.C402 ： Quantum Physics in Optical Response of Materials
- ENR.I510 ： Optical properties of solids
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Students must have completed a course of electromagnetics or have equivalent knowledge.
