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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 CMDITR Photonics Digital Libary for individual learning objects.

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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)

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 Wiki (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)

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