Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Physics Program
Lecture Code WSB15000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 光物性論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ヒカリブッセイブツリガク
Subject Name in
English
Optical Properties of Solids
Instructor KURODA KENTA,KIMURA AKIO
Instructor
(Katakana)
クロダ ケンタ,キムラ アキオ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds5-8:AdSM 401N
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Physics
Eligible Students
Keywords Maxwell's equations, laser, Reflection/Transmission/Absorption, Non-linear optical effect 
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Undersntading general properties of ligh and light-matter interactions 
Class Schedule 1. Properties of Light
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
Light in Matter and Optical Constants
2. Propagation Equation, Polarization, Response Function, Semi-Classical Theory
3. Refraction and Reflection at Interfaces
Fresnel Equations, Brewster's Angle, Dichroism
4. Optical Response of Materials
Lorentz Model, Drude Model, Plasma Oscillations
5. Principles of Lasers and Propagation of Optical Pulses
Population Inversion, Mode Locking, Pulse Width and Spectral Width, Group Velocity Dispersion
6. Nonlinear Optical Effects I
Second Harmonic Generation, Sum-Frequency and Difference-Frequency Generation, Phase Matching
7. Nonlinear Optical Effects II
Higher-Order Harmonic Generation, Pump-Probe Method 
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