Course: Sources of Light for Photonics

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Course title Sources of Light for Photonics
Course code SLO/ZSFX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Haderka Ondřej, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Černoch Antonín, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lemr Karel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Machulka Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jiráková Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Trávníček Vojtěch, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Laser and laser diodes, principles and regimes of operation, laser in continuous regime, Q-switching, synchronization of modes, ultrashort impulses, measurements of power and energy, diagnostics of ultrashort impulses, basics of spectrometry - Electrooptical and acoustooptical phenomena, amplitude and phase modulation of light, spatial modulation, diagnostics and shaping of ultrashort optical impulses - Generation of the second and the third harmonics, optical parameters of amplification - Special sources of photons for nanophotonics, attenuated laser impulses, sources of correlated photons, sources of photons with heralding, molecular sources, defects in nanocrystals, quantum wells and quantum dots, atoms or ions in traps, comparison of single-photon sources - Imaging of nanoobjects, confocal microscopy, near-field microscopy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject gives an overview of basic notions from the areas of generation of light, laser and nonlinear optics. It treats in detail sources of light for applications in nanophotonics and quantum optics.
Knowledge Describe principles of generation and detection of light in the area of nanophotonics, relate the areas of usability of sources and detectors for nanophotonics.
Prerequisites
Prior knowledge of the undergraduate physics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge of the course topics, ability to discuss about the course topics in wider contexts Passing the examination
Recommended literature
  • Časopisecká a firemní literatura.
  • Migdall, A., Polyakov, S. V., Fan, J., Bienfang, J. C., eds. (2013). Single-photon generation and detection. Academic Press, Oxford.
  • Novotny, L., Hecht B. (2006). Principles of nano-optics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Saleh, B.E.A., Teich, M.C. (1994). Základy fotoniky, sv. 3. Matfyzpress, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Nanotechnology (2019) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer