MS1OPK - Selected Topics in Quantum Nanostructures
Course specification | ||||
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Course title | Selected Topics in Quantum Nanostructures | |||
Acronym | MS1OPK | |||
Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
Module | Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, Laser Technology | |||
Type of study | master academic studies | |||
Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 6.0 | Status | elective | |
Condition | none | |||
The goal | Introduce students to the latest trends in the field of semiconductor quantum nanostructures and metamaterials based structures (quantum wells, quantum cascade lasers, spin filters, photonic crystals). | |||
The outcome | Students are expected to apply the knowledge acquired from lectures, to complete small projects and solve specific problems. | |||
Contents | ||||
Contents of lectures | Tunneling of electrons and electromagnetic waves through a barrier. Characteristic tunneling times. Metamaterials. Influence of Kerr nonlinearity. Terahertz quantum cascade lasers. Self-consistent model. Output properties. Optimisation of spin filters in electric and magnetic field. | |||
Contents of exercises | completing course projects and composing research papers | |||
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Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
4 | 0 | |||
Methods of teaching | lectures, course projects, computer simulations, seminars | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | 0 | Test paper | 50 | |
Practical lessons | 50 | Oral examination | 0 | |
Projects | 0 | |||
Colloquia | 0 | |||
Seminars | 0 |