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<big>'''Center for Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research'''</big><br>
This wiki is a reference collection on photonics. Most of the text has been captured from a series of lectures recorded in 2005-2008 by center faculty Jean-Luc Bredas (Georgia Tech), Neal Armstrong (University of Arizona) and Seth Marder (Georgia Tech). You may also want to search the
[http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/cwis/SPT--Home.php CMDITR Photonics Digital Libary] for individual learning objects.

==[[Photonics Education Links Outside of the CMDITR]]==

GRADUATE COURSE MODULES OUTLINE

== Thrust 1 Organic Electo-Optic and All-Optical Materials and Devices ==

=== A. Propagation of Light (Bredas) ===

*Light Propagation in Materials
*Optical Fibers
*[[Total internal reflection]]
*Planar dielectric waveguides
*Optical fiber waveguides
*Dispersion and attenuation phenomena
*Optical fiber materials
*Optical communication systems
*Materials (Carl Bonner)

=== B. Quantum Mechanical and Perturbation Theory of Polarizability (Bredas, Robinson, Rehr)===

=== C. Second-order Processes, Materials & Characterization ===

*Second-order Processes (Marder)
*Structure-property Relationships for Second-order Nonlinear Optics
*Second-order NLO Materials (Marder)
*Second-order Material Design (Jen)
*Characterization of Molecular Properties of Second-order Materials (Reid)
*Characterization of Electro-optic Materials (Norwood)
*THz Polymers (Hayden)

=== D. Third-order Processes, Materials & Characterization ===

*Introduction to Third-order Processes and Materials (Marder)
*Two Photon Absorption (Marder)
*Advanced Concepts in Third-order Processes
*Characterization of Third-order Materials (Perry)

=== E. Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors (Luscombe, Reid) ===

=== F. Techniques for Fundamental Processes (Ginger) ===

=== G. Design of n-type Seconductors for Organic Electronics Applications ===

=== H. Lasers (Bredas) ===

=== I. Integrated Si Photonics (Hochberg) ===

== Thrust 2 Light Sources and Organic Electronics ==

=== A) Center Overview - ===
“Photonic Integration--Size, Weight, and Power Savings and Dramatic Performance, Enhancements and Cost Reduction for Computing, Telecommunications, Transportation, Health Care, and Defense" – Larry Dalton

=== B) Basics of light– (JLB) ===

*Propagation of Light
*Reflection and Refraction
*Total Internal Reflection
*Dispersion and Scattering of Light
*Diffraction of Light

=== C) Luminescence and Color – (Kippelen)===
*[[Luminescence Phenomena]]
*Introduction to Electromagnetic Radiation
*Electromagnetic Spectrum
*Color
*Chromaticity Diagram
*Additive and Substractive Color Mixing

=== D) Molecular Orbitals – (Marder & JLB)===
*Atomic Orbitals and Nodes
*Electronegativity and Bonding between Atoms
*Sigma and pi orbitals
*Electronic Coupling between Orbitals
*Donors and acceptors

=== E) Electronic Band Structure of Organic Materials – (JLB)===
*Introduction
*Electronic Structure of Hydrogen
*The Polyene Series, Part 1
*The Polyene Series, Part 2
*Bloch's Theorem, Part 1
*Bloch's Theorem, Part 2
*Electrical Properties
*Electronic States versus Molecular Levels

=== F) Absorption and Emission of Light – (JLB & Marder)===
*Introduction
*Changes in Absorption Spectra
*Jablonski diagram
*Absorption, Internal Conversion, Fluorescence, Intersystem Crossing, and Phosphorescence Processes
*Spectroscopy, Extinction Coefficient, Oscillator Strength, Transition Dipole Moment
*Absorption and Emission
*Photochromism
*Interchain Interactions

=== G) Transport Properties– (JLB)===
*Introduction
*Band Regime versus Hopping Regime
*Electronic Coupling
*Model Calculations of Electronic Coupling, Part 1
*Model Calculations of Electronic Coupling, Part 2
*Small Electronic Couplings and Marcus Theory
*Intramolecular Reorganization Energy
*Electron-Phonon Coupling

=== H) Liquid Crystals and Displays – (Marder)===
*Introduction to Liquid Crystals
*Double Refraction and Birefringence
*History of Liquid Crystals
*Director – Degrees of order in Liquid Crystals
*Classification and Examples of Liquid Crystals, Part 1
*Classification and Examples of Liquid Crystals, Part 2
*Alignment
*Freederickz Transition and Dielectric Anisotropy
*Liquid Crystal Displays

=== I) OLEDs – (Armstrong) ===
*Preface
*[[Light Emitting Electrochemical Processes, Part 1]]
*Light Emitting Electrochemical Processes, Part 2
*What is a Light Emitting Diode?
*The first OLEDs
*Organic/Organic’ Heterojunctions in OLEDs
*OLED Charge Mobilities
*Organic Heterojunctions
*Adding Highly Fluorescent/Phosphorescent Dopants to OLEDS to Enhance Light Output and Stability, Part 1
*Adding Highly Fluorescent/Phosphorescent Dopants to OLEDS to Enhance Light Output and Stability, Part 2

=== J) Introduction to Organic Solar Cells (JLB)===
*Introduction
*Energy Needs
*Solar Technologies
*Major Processes in Organic Solar Cells
*Materials used in Organic Solar Cells
*Organic Heterojunctions
*Physics of Solar Cells
*Energy vs Charge Transfer at Heterojunctions

=== K) Organic Photonics Applications in Information Technology ===
*Modulators for fiber communication

=== L) Recent results of “state-of-the-art” STC research===

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