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2019　Advanced Course of Materials Optics

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Instructor(s)
Yano Tetsuji  Matsushita Nobuhiro 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon3-4(S7-201)  Thr3-4(S7-201)  
Group
-
Course number
MAT.C500
Credits
2
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2019/5/9
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This advanced course on optical materials covers functional materials that function based on the interaction between mainly inorganic substances and light, electromagnetic waves, and magneto-optic materials and devices including .
The first half of the course covers the excellent optical properties that arise from the special structure and properties of inorganic materials, as well as the functions and principles of expression of optical materials and elements that utilize them such as optical fiber, optical waveguides, lasers, optical amplifiers, optical resonators, electrooptic elements, and nonlinear optical elements. In the latter half students learn to see things in terms of the correlation between light and magnetism. After relearning about fundamental pehnomena of optics, students learn the magnetic domain observation using Faraday and Kerr effects, tensorial representation of pertimittivity and conductivity, light propagation based on Maxwell equation, consecutiveness of electromagnetic field at interface followed by optical disk, magneto-optical recording, magneto-optical devices for optical communication, advanced devices utilizing magneto-optic materials. Students also learn about metamaterials for creating substances with a peculiar refractive index by controlling electric permittivity and magnetic permeability through the introduction of artificial structures.

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.
5) understand the basis of magneto-optic material and know their device applications.
6) understand the basic theory, structures and functions of metamaterial and study a basic guide line to its design.

Keywords

Optical materials, optical wave, propagation, optical fiber, optical waveguide, optical oscillation, optical amplification, electro-optic effect, optical nonlinear effect, Photonics and magnetics, Metamaterial, Permittivity, Permeability

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 for Optics and photonics Optical window, single crystal, glass
Class 2 Optical fiber of inorganic glass optical fiber, optical loss, core-clad structure, silica glass
Class 3 Optical waveguide of inorganic materials optical waveguide, silica glass, dielectric single crystal
Class 4 Optical cavity of inorganic materials 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
Class 8 Optical non-linear effect in inorganic materials optical non-linearity, Index ellipsoid, harmonic generation, electro-optic effect, optical wave-mixing
Class 9 Relearning about fundamental aspects of optical and magnetic materials Polarized light, Optical rotation, Magnetization, Magnetic domain
Class 10 Magneto-optical effects and magnetic domain observation Magneto-optical effects(Faraday and Kerr)
Class 11 Tensorial representations of pertimittivity and conductivity Permittivity and negative refractive index
Class 12 Light propagation based on Maxwell equations Consecutiveness of electromagnetic field at interface
Class 13 Device applications of magneto-optics I (Recording) Photo-assisted magnetic recording at ultra high density
Class 14 Magneto-optical devices for optical communication Opticla fiber, Optical isolator
Class 15 Metamaterial Kind, structure, property, and preparation processes of metamaterial

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.

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