EE5640: Introduction to Nano-Optics

This course will cover the physics and technology of nano-optics and plasmonics and their potential applications in biochemical sensing, super-resolution imaging, optical trapping, light emission, and spectroscopy. The following topics will be covered: - Maxwell's equations, E&M of metals - Fresnel's equations, light propagation in periodic media - Physics of surface plasmon waves - Metallic waveguides: metal-insulator-metal vs. insulator-metal-insulator - Optical antennas - Noble metal nanoparticles: Synthesis, optical properties, and applications - Optical biosensors based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) - Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) - Surface enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) - Super-resolution imaging and near-field optical microscopy - Light transmission through nano-apertures (extraordinary optical transmission) - Plasmonics at long wavelengths (infrared and terahertz) - Plasmonics in atomically thick materials Knowledge of Maxwell's equations, Matlab, or Mathematica coding is suggested but not required.

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