A kind of "language training" for the SFB 1636 "Elementary processes of light-driven reactions in nano-scale metals". Suitable for PhD students working in SFB projects.
Maxwell equations (in medium), wave equation, polarisation ("plane waves")
Geometrical optics, paraxial approximation, TEM_nm modes, Gaussian beam parameters*
Fibre optics and waveguides
Evanescent wave spectroscopy: thin metal layers and planar waveguides
Examples from the Santer group: scratches in metal films and photo-sensitive materials
Small particles: Mie theory*, plasmonic resonators
The short life of the plasmon
Effective medium theory*
Mesoscopic optics: length scales for electromagnetic fields in metals
Note: keywords with an asterisk* are suited for a student talk
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