151-0911-00L Introduction to Plasmonics
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | D. J. Norris |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Abstract | This course provides fundamental knowledge of surface plasmon polaritons and discusses their applications in plasmonics. |
| Objective | Electromagnetic oscillations known as surface plasmon polaritons have many unique properties that are useful across a broad set of applications in biology, chemistry, physics, and optics. The field of plasmonics has arisen to understand the behavior of surface plasmon polaritons and to develop applications in areas such as catalysis, imaging, photovoltaics, and sensing. In particular, metallic nanoparticles and patterned metallic interfaces have been developed to utilize plasmonic resonances. The aim of this course is to provide the basic knowledge to understand and apply the principles of plasmonics. The course will strive to be approachable to students from a diverse set of science and engineering backgrounds. |
| Content | Fundamentals of Plasmonics - Basic electromagnetic theory - Optical properties of metals - Surface plasmon polaritons on surfaces - Surface plasmon polariton propagation - Localized surface plasmons Applications of Plasmonics - Waveguides - Extraordinary optical transmission - Enhanced spectroscopy - Sensing - Metamaterials |
| Lecture notes | Class notes and handouts |
| Literature | S. A. Maier, Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications, 2007, Springer |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Physics I, Physics II |