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Abstract
The interaction of light with the condensed matter is the basic idea and principal foundation of several experimental spectroscopic methods. This lecture is devoted to the presentation of those experimental methods and techniques, which allow the study of the electrodynamic response of solids. I will also discuss recent experimental results on materials of high interest in the on-going solid-state physics research, like strongly correlated systems and superconductors.
Objective
The lecture will give a basic introduction to optical spectroscopic methods in solid state physics.
Content
Chapter 1 Maxwell equations and interaction of light with the medium Chapter 2 Experimental methods: a survey Chapter 3 Kramers-Kronig relations; optical functions Chapter 4 Drude-Lorentz phenomenological method Chapter 5 Electronic interband transitions and band structure effects Chapter 6 Selected examples: strongly correlated systems and superconductors
Resources
Lecture Notes
manuscript (in english) is provided.
Literature
F. Wooten, in Optical Properties of Solids, (Academic Press, New York, 1972) and M. Dressel and G. Gruener, in Electrodynamics of Solids, (Cambridge University Press, 2002).
General Information
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Every two years
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 30 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture |
Festkörperoptik
Does not take place this semester.
|
No time listed | 2 h weekly |
| exercise |
Festkörperoptik
Does not take place this semester.
|
No time listed | 1 h weekly |