The course provides the students with tools for dealing with diffraction and propagation of optical fields, which are at the basis of opto-electronic and photonic applications. In such a context, it introduces and develops the concept of optical coherence and presents suitable techniques for solving propagation problems in vacuo and in materials.
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Random variables
Averages and expected values
Examples of probability distributions
Boltzmann's statistics
Black body radiation
Planck's law
Photoelectric effect
Compton's effect
Rutherford's model
Bohr's quantum theory
de Broglie's waves
Schroedinger's equation for free particles
The superposition principle
The uncertainty principle
On the probabilistic meaning of the wavefunction
Physical observables and operators
Schroedinger's equation with forces
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Stationary states
Potential step
Potential barriere: tunnelling
Quantum theory of alpha radioactive decay
Infinite potential well
2D rigid rotator: selection rules
Harmonic oscillator
Vibrations of diatomic molecules
Electron in a crystal: Bloch's theorem
Effective mass
Programme
Probability theoryRandom variables
Averages and expected values
Examples of probability distributions
Boltzmann's statistics
Black body radiation
Planck's law
Photoelectric effect
Compton's effect
Rutherford's model
Bohr's quantum theory
de Broglie's waves
Schroedinger's equation for free particles
The superposition principle
The uncertainty principle
On the probabilistic meaning of the wavefunction
Physical observables and operators
Schroedinger's equation with forces
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Stationary states
Potential step
Potential barriere: tunnelling
Quantum theory of alpha radioactive decay
Infinite potential well
2D rigid rotator: selection rules
Harmonic oscillator
Vibrations of diatomic molecules
Electron in a crystal: Bloch's theorem
Effective mass
Core Documentation
Notes provided by the teacherType of evaluation
The final exam consists in an oral test