Optical Spectroscopy (E/A) - Optical Spectr.
| Course | Optical Spectroscopy (E/A) |
|---|---|
| Course No. | Optical Spectr. |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture | English | 2 | 3 | WT/ST |
Preparation: Basic knowledge in condensed matter physics
Form of Testing and Examination: Oral examination
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: Understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of optical spectroscopy on solid-state samples.
Contents of the Course:
Topics covered are:
Electromagnetic waves in matter, dielectric function
Electromagnetic response of metals and insulators, Drude-Lorentz model
Kramers-Kronig relations
THz spectroscopy (time domain and cw)
Fourier-transform spectroscopy
Ellipsometry
Examples of current research (phonons, magnons, orbital excitations, superconductors, …)
Recommended Literature:
Skriptum (available during the course)
Dressel/Grüner: Electrodynamics of Solids: Optical Properties of Electrons in Matter (Cambridge, 2002)
Klingshirn: Semiconductor Optics (Springer, 1997)
Kuzmany: Solid-State Spectroscopy: An Introduction (Springer, 2009)