543 M5260 表面電漿子導論
Introduction to Surface Plasmon

Instructor: Mao-Kuen Kuo 郭茂坤（IAM room 320）
Time: W 6, 7, 8 (14:20—17:20)
Place: IAM room 233
Credit units: 3
Grading: participation/discussion 40%, midterm 20%, final project 40%,
Office hours: M 2, 3, 4 or by appointment

Description:
This course will cover the fundamentals and the physical concepts that are necessary to understand plasmonics and surface plasmons. In particular, fundamental aspects and physics of interaction of light with nanoscale metallic structures will be discussed. Topics will include emerging applications involving various plasmonics systems, surface plasmons on a single interface, thin film plasmons, localized plasmons on nanoparticles, and plasmonic nano-antennas.
This course is intended to be conducted under a project-based learning environment. The course will rely heavily on in-class participation and discussion. In addition to midterm exam, an individual project will be assigned to students to apply their new knowledge of plasmonics.

Prerequisites: Electromagnetics, Applied Mathematic (I), Fortran or other computer languages

Outline:
1. Introduction to Plasmonics General
2. Electromagnetics of metals (Maxwell’s equations and EM wave propagation, dielectric function of the free electron, dispersion)
3. Optical properties of metals
4. Surface plasmon polaritons at planar interfaces
5. Metallic Nanoparticle : Fundamentals & Synthesis
6. Localized Surface Plasmon
7. Mie theory
8. Dyadic Green’s function
9. Optical properties of metal-dielectric composites
10. Selected topics in surface plasmon.


Goal:
To introduce students to the fundamentals and the physical concepts related to surface plasmon. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
1. Demonstrate a familiarity with basic physics behind surface plasmon.
2. Show a fundamental understanding of the physical principles of electromagnetics of metals
3. Develop basic understanding of the fundaments of the electro