516-0077/02 – Photonics Crystals (FOT)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Physics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Optional |
| Year | | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2007/2008 | Year of cancellation | 2015/2016 |
| Intended for the faculties | USP | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Analyse the methods used for description of photonic crystal structures,
evaluate the application of photonic crystals structures in terms of solution to practical problems
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
Předmět navazuje na znalosti studenta z matematiky, fyziky, optoelektroniky
a integrované optiky. Posluchač si osvojí fyzikální principy a metody popisu
fotonických struktur a seznámí se s jejich aplikacemi.
Compulsory literature:
JOANNOPOULOS, J. D., MEADE, R. D., WINN, J. N.: Photonic Crystals, Princeton
University Press, 1995;
Recommended literature:
JOHNSON, S. G., JOANNOPOULOS, J. D.,: Photonic Crystals - The Road from Theory to Practice, Springer; 1st ed., 2002
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
basic knowledge of electromagnetic optics fundamentals is required
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Course content:
- Photonic crystals: the electromagnetic field in a periodic environment, the variation approach in electromagnetic theory, symmetry, translation, photonic band structure.
- 1D photonic crystals: stratified media, Brillouin zones, evanescentn modes, partial photonic band gap.
- 2D and 3D photonic crystals: the system of dielectric and metal rods and tubes, 3D photonic crystals and complete photonic band gap.
- Defects in photonic crystals: the influence of point and line defects.
- Application of photonic crystals: waveguide crossing, splitters and couplers based on photonic waveguides.
- Metamaterials:
superlenses, delay lines, other components based on photonic crystal structures. - Photonic crystal fibers: description of electromagnetic waves in mikrostructured fibers, basic transmission properties.
- Special types of microstructured fibers and their applications of crystal:
birefringent and nonlinear photonic crystal fiber, supercontinuum generation,
dispersion enginnering, sensors, etc.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
Předmět neobsahuje žádné hodnocení.