FIZ 474 - Optical Properties of Solids

Course Objectives

1. Learning the fundamental concepts of the interaction of light with matter
2. Learning the optical properties of semiconductors
3. Analizing the propagation of plane waves and determination of optical parameters
4. Gaining knowledge about the dielectric function and spectral analysis; Optical transitions
and determination of energy band structure and optical properties of metals
5. Learning the principles of optical properties of solids in the excitonic regime:
Excition-photon interactions, exciton absorption and absorption spectrum; lattice
vibrations: Photon-photon interactions

Course Description

Interaction of light with matter, Optical properties of semiconductors: Propagation of plane
waves, Determination of optical parameters, Dielectrics, Optical transitions and determination
of energy band structure, Optical properties of metals, Optical properties of solids in the
excitonic regime