Spring 2025
ELE 791: Cryst. Struct: ElecDyn v QMech (Crystal Structure: Electrodynamics vs. Quantum Mechanics)
Electrodynamics and quantum mechanics both admit crystals, though of a different nature. Through electrodynamics, photonic crystals are captured. Quantum mechanics, meanwhile, underlies conducting, semiconducting, and insulating crystals. By engineering photonic or semiconducting crystals, the optical or electronic properties of materials can be tailored to various device functionalities. This course leverages analogies between classical electrodynamics and quantum mechanics to provide an in-depth introduction to photonic crystals and to the electronic structure of semiconducting crystals. Students will be engaged both in learning the theory and in applying it through hands-on experience with Maxwell solvers and electronic structure codes.
Fall 2024
ELE 621: Electromagnetic Fields
Development of electromagnetic theory from the basic postulates leading to Maxwell’s equations in differential and integral forms. Solution to static, quasi-static, and wave-propagation problems.