OPTI 434

7/06

OPTI 434. Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials (3) I. (Identical with MSE 434 and ECE 434.) The fundamental nature of optical interactions with metaks, insulators and semiconductors discussed. P, PHYS 241.

Course Outline (75-minute lectures):

Instructor:

Dr. Kelly S. Potter
Office: ECE 404, (520) 626-0525
kspotter@ece.arizona.edu
 

Office Hours:

Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm or by appointment

Class/laboratory schedule:

M-W: 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM, Mines 213
No laboratory.

Designation: Elective

Course objectives:

To classify optical properties and electrical properties of materials according to material type, structure and physical properties.

Topics covered:

Band structure and its relation to electrical and optical properties of materials, metals, insulators, thin films, semiconductors, gain and cavities, lasers, non-linear and electro-optic properties. Emphasis is also placed on polarization processes and wave propagation.

Textbook(s):

Simmons and Potter, Optical Materials, Academic Press, 2000.
Other materials: Notes

Recommended Background Reading:

Principles of Optics, M. Born and E. Wolf, Oxford: Pergamon Press (1980). Optics, E. Hecht, Addison-Wesley (1990).

Grading:

Homework - 25%
Midterm No 1 – 25%
Midterm No. 2 – 25%
Final Exam – 25%

Late Homework Policy: Full credit will be given for homework that is turned in on the day it is due. Late homework will receive partial credit. No credit will be given for homework received after the homework solutions are reviewed in class.

Missed Exam Policy: Make-up exams will only be offered in cases where the student has an approved, documented absence (see university policy). In addition, the student MUST inform the professor of the absence and the reason for it no later than the day of the exam (email and phone message are acceptable).

Policy on Cheating:

Working on assigned homeworks in group settings is permitted and may, in fact, be beneficial in that students may have the opportunity to increase their depth of understanding of course topics through interactions with their peers. However, all work on exams must be a student’s own. Per University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity, “The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.” Cheating on exams will not be tolerated, sanctions will be applied per the guidelines addressed in the Student Code of Conduct.

Topics to be Covered

Chapter 1:  Introduction to Waves and Wave Propagation

                        Waves

                        Electromagnetic Spectrum

                        Wave Propagation

                        Dispersion and Material Polarizability

                        Kramers-Kronig relations

                        Phonons

                        Measurement Techniques

Chapter2:  Conductors

                        Drude Model

                        Band Structure

                        Coloration

                        Measurement Techniques

Exam #1 – covers Chs. 1 and 2

Chapter 3:   Insulators

                        Harmonic Oscillator

                        Refractive Index and Dispersion

                        Reflection and Transmission

                        Attenuation

                        Scattering

                        Measurement Techniques

Chapter 4:  Special Topics

Exam #2 – covers Chs. 3 and 4

Chapter 5:  Semiconductors

                        Free-electron Models

                        Band Structure

                        Impurities

                        Optical Response

                        Measurement Techniques

Chapter 6:  Lasers

                        Review of Laser operation

                        Spontaneous Emission, basic cavity design, population inversion

                        Examples of Lasers

Final Exam:  Wednesday, December 12, 2007,  5 PM – 7 PM,  Mines 213.