Argomenti del programma: 1. Theoretical Foundations. Electromagnetism as an eigenvalue problem: electromagnetic harmonic modes, symmetries and classification of harmonic modes. Scaling properties of Maxwell's equations. Wave propagation in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media: angular spectrum representation, TE-TM decomposition. Evanescent waves and the diffraction limit. 2. Photonic Crystals. Generalities on periodic lattices.
Argomenti del programma: 1. Theoretical Foundations. Electromagnetism as an eigenvalue problem: electromagnetic harmonic modes, symmetries and classification of harmonic modes. Scaling properties of Maxwell's equations. Wave propagation in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media: angular spectrum representation, TE-TM decomposition. Evanescent waves and the diffraction limit. 2. Photonic Crystals. Generalities on periodic lattices.
Argomenti del programma: 1. Theoretical Foundations. Electromagnetism as an eigenvalue problem: electromagnetic harmonic modes, symmetries and classification of harmonic modes. Scaling properties of Maxwell's equations. Wave propagation in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media: angular spectrum representation, TE-TM decomposition. Evanescent waves and the diffraction limit. 2. Photonic Crystals. Generalities on periodic lattices.
Argomenti del programma: 1. Theoretical Foundations. Electromagnetism as an eigenvalue problem: electromagnetic harmonic modes, symmetries and classification of harmonic modes. Scaling properties of Maxwell's equations. Wave propagation in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media: angular spectrum representation, TE-TM decomposition. Evanescent waves and the diffraction limit. 2. Photonic Crystals. Generalities on periodic lattices.