Withtheimprovementofdetectorsandlightsourcesinthelast20yearsexperimentstomeasurethenano

1FakulttfürNaturwissenschaften,FachbereichPhysikAnnouncementNano‐OpticsProf.
HoerberDescriptionThecourseonNano‐OpticswillprovideanunderstandingoftheproblemstraditionalElectrodynamicsisfacingwheninteractionsbetweenradiationandmatterbecomelocalizedfarbelowthewavelengthoftheradiationinvolved.
Thepathfollowedinaseriesoflectureswillbealongtheoldparticle‐wavediscussion,whichendedafterHuygenswiththegreatsuccessforthewavedescriptionoflighthelpingindevelopingalargearrayofopticalinstruments.
In1902Lenardobservedthattheenergyofelectronsreleasedinanionisationprocessinducedbyradiationisproportionaltothefrequencyoftheradiationandnottotheintensity,asMaxwell'swavetheoryoflightpredicted.
ThisproblemwassolvedbyEinsteinwiththereintroductionofparticlesoflightcalledphotonsandthisleadtothedevelopmentofQuantum‐Mechanicsinthe20tiestcenturywithitsconceptofwave‐particledualismanditsstatisticalinterpretationoflightinteractionswithmatter.
Withtheimprovementofdetectorsandlightsourcesinthelast20yearsexperimentstomeasuretheinteractionofsinglephotonswithsinglenano‐structuresbecamepossible,forwhichtheCopenhagen‐InterpretationofQuantum‐Mechanicsdoesnotprovideareallysatisfyingphysicaldescription.
Forthedevelopmentofnewcommunicationtechnologiesabroadinvestigationintotheinteractionbetweenlightandnano‐structureshasstarted.
Inthesecondhalfofthecoursestudentswillpresentrecentresearchpapersonthistopictodevelopanunderstandingofthescientificdiscussionandthedifferentpathsofinvestigationspursued.
Theaimofthecourseistoprovidestudentswiththenecessarybackgroundknowledgetounderstandrecentdevelopmentsintheuseoflightinnewtechnologiesandtoenablethemtoapplyitforownresearchprojects.
ContentIntroductiontoelectromagneticradiationWavedescriptionofelectromagneticradiationInteractionofelectromagneticradiationwithmatterDetectionofelectromagneticradiationOpticalMicroscopyBeyondthediffractionlimitTheeyeasanimagesensorPrerequisitesNoneLiteratureFeynmanR,LeightonR,andSandsM.
(2006).
TheFeynmanLecturesonPhysicsVol.
I+II.
ISBN0‐8053‐9045‐6Hecht,Eugene(2001).
Optics(4thed.
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PearsonEducation.
ISBN978‐0‐8053‐8566‐3.
EssentialPrinciplesofImageSensors,12.
8.
2014TakaoKuroda,AppleAcademicPressISBN:14822200562AnatomyandPhysiologyofEye,2ndEdition1.
12.
2008A.
K.
Khurana,CBSpublishers&DistributorsISBN:8123912677AdditionalinformationLecturewithexercises(24hourslecture)Examination:studentpresentationsofrecentresearchpapers4ECTScreditsLecturerDr.
J.
K.
H.
Hoerber,SeniorProfessor