PPT-ECE/CS 552: Nanophotonics

Instructor Mikko H Lipasti Fall 2010 University of WisconsinMadison Optional lecture just for fun Good News Technology advances at astounding rate 19 th century attempts to build mechanical computers. 3. : Guided . Wave Optics. Prof. . Juejun (JJ) Hu. hujuejun@udel.edu. Modes. “. When asked, many well-trained scientists and engineers will say that they understand what a mode is, but will be unable to define the idea of modes and will also be unable to remember where they learned the idea!. 5: Optical Resonant Cavities. Prof. Juejun (JJ) Hu. hujuejun@udel.edu. Optical resonance and resonant cavities. Optical resonant mode. A time-invariant, stable electromagnetic field pattern (complex amplitude): an . 4: Diffractive Optics. Prof. Juejun (JJ) Hu. hujuejun@udel.edu. Diffraction: scattering of light by periodic structures. Wikipedia: a diffraction grating is an optical component with a periodic structure, which splits and diffracts light into several beams travelling in different directions. . Cakmak. , PhD. Unit 2. Lecture . 17: . Quantum Confinement Effects in Solids and Quantum Devices-Part1. Outline. Quantum Confinement in Solids. Quantum Wells. Quantum Wires/. Nanorods. A couple of words…. Cao . Dept. of Applied . Physics, Yale University. https. ://www.eng.yale.edu/caolab. /. 1. Critical Needs. N. anofabrication (cleanroom). H. igh-performance computing. Contributions. Optical imaging, sensing and control .