Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

1. Introduction: nanotechnology and photonics
2. Fundamentals of light and basics of light-matter interactions:
o Maxwell Equations;
o Optical properties of materials;
o Reflection, transmission, absorption, diffraction , scattering, spontaneous and stimulated emission;
3. Plasmonics:
o Optical Properties of metals;
o Surface plasmon polaritons at metal-dielectric interfaces;
o Surface plasmon polaritons of metallic thin films;
o Excitation of Surface plasmon polaritons;
o Localized surface plasmons;
4. Nanostructures:
o Diffraction gratings
o Metasurfaces
o Graphene
5. Applications:
o Refractive index sensors
o Raman Spectroscopy and Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering
o Photonic Crystals for sensing
6. Basics of numerical modeling of light-matter interaction in nanostructures