Introduction to optics and condensed matter physics 1100-3003
Program:
1. Radiation - matter interaction - macroscopic description, Einstein coefficients, semiclassical and quantum approach, dielectric function, experimental data: transmission and reflection.
2. Luminescence of matter - spectral lineshape, homogenous and inhomogenous broadening, fundamentals and applications of absorption and emission spectroscopy.
3. Light amplification and optical generators - principles of lasers and their applications (laser spectroscopy, atom cooling, Bose-Einstein condensation, lidar).
4. Hydrogen atom and alkali atom states. Influence of perturbations of atomic energy structure Stark and Kerr, Zeeman and Faraday effects. Description of multielectron atoms.
5. Molecules - adiabatic (Born-Oppenheimer) approximation, electron states (bonding), nuclear motion (rotation and vibration). Symmetry of molecules - degeneracy. Interaction with radiation.
6. Periodic structures - Bravais lattices, basis set, crystallographic unit cell, symmetry of periodic structures.
7. X - Ray diffraction on atoms, molecules and crystals (Laue conditions, reciprocal lattice space, Brillouin zone).
8. Crystals - bonding, electronic band structure (Bloch theorem and Bloch function). Investigation of electronic band structure, free carriers, electronic conductance of crystals (Drude model of conductivity), impurities in crystals, lattice vibrations (Debye model).
9. Low-dimensional structures - nanolayers, quantum wells, nanowires, quantum dots, nanotubes, graphene
Prepared by Tadeusz Stacewicz and Dariusz Wasik, revised by Andrzej Wysmołek and Piotr Fita, 2009-2019.
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Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student:
KNOWLEDGE
1. knows phenomena accompanying light-matter interactions,
2. knows basic spectroscopic techniques and their applications,
3. knows fundamentals of lasers and their applications,
4. knows electronic structure of atoms, molecules and crystals,
5. knows methods of studying crystal structure,
6. knows electronic properties of crystals, including low-dimensional structures,
SKILLS
1. is able to carry out basic calculations regarding light-matter interactions,
2. is able to solve basic problems of spectroscopy,
3. is able to determine conditions of laser action, can describe properties of laser light,
4. is able to describe energy levels of atoms and molecules as well as the influence of external fields on their energetic structure,
5. is able to describe crystal structure and give conditions for diffraction of X-rays on crystals
6. is able to describe electronic properties of crystals, including low-dimensional structures,
ATTITUDES
1. acknowledges deep and broad understanding of problems while drawing conclusions and making decisions
2. understands relationships between structure and properties of condensed matter
3. understands significance of optics and condensed matter physics for development of modern technologies
Assessment criteria
The final grade is based on results of both, the inter-semester exam and the final exam (written and oral).
The inter-semester and final exams consist of a test and problems to solve:
Tests 10 points
Homeworks 20 points
The inter-semester exam:
Test questions (15 points) + 3 problems (15 points), together 20 points;
The final exam:
Test questions (20 points) + 4 problems (20 points), together 40 points
One A4 sheet of paper is allowed during the problem part. 1 problem will be similar to homework problems (3 series will be announced)
Participation in exercises is obligatory. Two unexcused absences are allowed
Bibliography
1. P. W. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Melbourne, Tokyo 1998.
2. W. Demtröder, Laser Spectroscopy, Basic Concept and Instumentation,, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heildelberg, New York, London Paris, Tokyo 1988
3. H. Haken, H. C. Wolf, The Physics of Atoms and Quanta: Introduction to Experiments and Theory, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heildelberg, New York, London Paris, Tokyo 2005
4. C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 1976
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