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When optical components are reduced to the nanoscale, they exhibit interesting properties that can be harnessed to create new devices. For example, imagine a block of material with thin layers of alternating materials. This creates a periodic arrangement of alternating dielectric constants, forming a "photonic crystal" that is analogous to the electronic crystals used in semiconductor devices. Photonic crystals, along with quantum dots and other devices patterned at the nanoscale, may form the basis for sensors and switches used in computers and telecommunications. More information on Nanophotonics can be found here.

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  1. Anti-Reflection Coating Assignment

    30 Nov 2010 | Contributor(s):: Alex Small

    This is a guided activity for students to study the design of an anti-reflection coating. The student is first asked to do a simple calculation by hand, to determine the proper thickness for an anti-reflection coating in a standard situation. The student then uses the nanoHUB tool "PhotonicsRT:...

  2. Illinois ECE 460 Optical Imaging, Chapter 1: Introduction to Optical Imaging

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    28 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Andre da Costa Teves, Christopher Nixon, Glen Svenningsen

    This presentation introduce some basic but fundamental concepts related to optical imaging: Electrical Magnetic Field, Frequency Domain, Measurable Quantities and the Uncertainty Principle. These notes will be used in the introductory classes of the course ECE 460 - Optical Imaging at UIUC.Notes...

  3. Illinois ECE 460 Optical Imaging, Chapter 2: A Mathematical Toolbox for Optical Imaging

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    28 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Andre da Costa Teves, Christopher Nixon, Glen Svenningsen

    The objective of this presentation is to introduce the students to a set of tools that will be useful throughout the course, among these tools are: Green's Function, Fourier Transforms, Basic Theorems with Fourier Transform, Convolution, Correlation, Refraction and Absorption and Maxwell's...

  4. Illinois ECE 460 Optical Imaging, Chapter 3: Imaging

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    28 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Andre da Costa Teves, Christopher Nixon, Glen Svenningsen

    This chapter presents Geometrical Optics and also Fourier Optics, two important topics that precede Microscopy. Some of the covered concepts are: Fermat's Principle, Snell's Law, Thick and Thin Lens, System of Lens,Fraunhofer Approximation and Huygens-Fresnel principle.Notes developed by...

  5. Illinois ECE 460 Optical Imaging, Chapter 4: Microscopy

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    28 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Andre da Costa Teves, Christopher Nixon, Glen Svenningsen

    This chapter presents the main concepts and techniques of Microscopy: Resolution, Contrast, Dark Field Microscopy, Schlieren Method, Phase Contrast Microscopy, Quantitative Phase Microscopy and many other techniques.Notes developed by Professor Gabriel Popescu from University of Illinois at...

  6. Illinois ECE 460 Optical Imaging, Chapter 5: Light Scattering

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    29 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Andre da Costa Teves, Christopher Nixon, Glen Svenningsen

    This chapter covers important topics related to Light Scattering: Simple particles, Rayleigh Scattering, The Born Approximation, Spatial Correlation, Ensemble of Particles, The Transport Equation, etc.Notes developed by Professor Gabriel Popescu from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  7. Illinois ECE 460 Optical Imaging, Chapter 6: Interferometry

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    29 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Andre da Costa Teves, Christopher Nixon, Glen Svenningsen

    This chapter explains the principles of interferometry, among its topics are: Superposition of fields, Monochromatic Fields, many type of interferometry, Temporal Coherence, etc.Notes developed by Professor Gabriel Popescu from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  8. Modeling of Light Emitting Diodes with SILVACO

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    06 Feb 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

    Simulation of LEDs with SILVACO is presented.

  9. Nanophotonics (as taught in MIT 2.718/2.719: Photonic Materials, Fall 2012)

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    22 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Nick Fang

    This course is intended to introduce recent advances in photonics science and technology to undergraduate and graduate students in engineering. The course consists of selected topics in fundamental science of nano-optics, with an overview of nanophotonic tools.Graduate credit requires the...

  10. Nanotechnology and Visible Light

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    19 Dec 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Raymond Serrano

    This submission is an undergraduate project by Raymond Serrano, a chemistry student at UTEP. Raymond has been a nanoHUB student for one year.In addition to being factor of scale, nanoscience is also defined by the changes in the physical and chemical properties the nanoparticles. This...

  11. Optimize Solar Cells

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    10 Feb 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

    In this presentation different avenues used to enhance the performance of solar cells are explained.

  12. PHYS 620 Lecture 1: Introduction

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    13 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Roberto Merlin

    Lecture notes only.

  13. PHYS 620 Lecture 2: Permittivity: Kramers-Kronig Relations

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    13 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Roberto Merlin

    Lecture notes only.

  14. Physical and Mathematical Description of the Operation of Photodetectors

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    07 Jun 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

    This set of slides describes physical and mathematical description of the operation of photodetectors including important figures of merit.

  15. Renewable Energy Sources

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    17 May 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

    This presentation in pictures describes possibilities and utilization of alternative (green) sources of energy. Many sources contributed in the creation of this presentation.vasileska.faculty.asu.eduNSF

  16. Short Course on Nanophotonics

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    25 Jun 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Nick Fang

    This course is a shortened version of a graduate course offered to MIT students regarding recent advances in photonics science and technology. The course consists of selected topics in fundamental science of nano-optics, with an overview of nanophotonic tools.

  17. SILVACO Simulation of Solar Cells

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    06 Feb 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

    This set of lecture notes describes the SILVACO simulation of Solar Cells. In particular, emphasis is placed on the module LUMINOUS.

  18. Solar Cells Numerical Solution

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    01 Jun 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

    This is an MS Thesis of Balaji Padmanabhan, a student of Prof. Vasileska. It describes numerical solution details for the 3D drift-diffusion equations as applied to modeling 1D-3D solar cells.

  19. Solar Cells Operation and Modeling

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    15 Jul 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck

    This set of slides decribes the basic principles of operation of various generations on solar cells with emphasis to single crystalline solar cells. Next, semiconductor equations that describe the operation of a solar cell under simplified conditions is given. Finally, modeling of single junction...