The course is intended as an introduction to the field of nanotechnology for telecommunications, providing a unique perspective on how nanotechnology is poised to revolutionize telecommunications and networking industries. The course examines a fairly broad range of basic nanotechnologies focusing on the essential principles of nanoscience (See sect. 1 above).
Interdisciplinary skills will be acquired at the level needed to master emerging technologies and breakthroughs in the field. In particular, the course will focus on modern aspects of technology based on optical and electrical properties of nanomaterials that have the potential to be used for next generation "quantum" information and "quantum" communications networking environments (See sect. 2 above).
Nano-engineering: Basic principles.
The emergence of the nano-world: from “classical” to “quantum” mechanics.
1.
The electron.
Discrete energy levels
Wave function
Quantum observables
Quantum probabilities
Uncertainty relations
The Schrödinger equation
Quantum superposition principle
Entanglement and non-locality (basics)
The photon.
Quantum states of the electromagnetic field (basics)
Quantum coherence & photon-atom interactions (basics)
Quantum interference
The spin.
The electron orbital & intrinsic (spin) angular momentum.
The proton spin.
Manipulating the spin (basics)
2. Some Applications: Nanoelectronics, Spintronics and Nanophotonics.
Low-dimensional Semiconductor Structures (basics.)
Quantum wells.
Nano-wires and quantum dots (basics)
Single electron devices and electron tunneling devices.
Photonic Band-Gap Materials
Light propagation at the nanoscale (basics).
Nano-resonators.
Photon confinement (basics).
Tunable photonic bang-gap mechanisms (basics).
Taming the “quantum” to process information: "spin qubits" and “flying quibits”.
See Contents (Above)
Any introdoctury textbook dealing with quantum mechanics for nanostructures.
A couple of chapters of the book "University Physics [Volume II Paperback] by Philip R. Kesten (Author), David L. Tauck (Author)" may be useful to students in introducing some of the concepts developed in the introductory part of the course.
The book is also translated by Zanichelli.
Fisica moderna II (Zanichelli)
Philip R. Kesten (Author), David L. Tauck
Pagine: 184
ISBN: 9788808635204
Lectures, seminars and class discussion.
Recitation oral questions by teacher answered orally by students.
Written and/or oral examinations (TBA)
There exists the possibility - for the interested student - of assigning/collecting textbook assignments.