Information Package / Course Catalogue
Optical Properties of Solids
Course Code: EEE518
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Objectives of this course are: Understanding the student light matter interaction and having the students ability to investigate different optical materials by using theory.

Course Content

Electromagnetic waves in matter, dipole radiation, optical conductivity, optical activity, Faraday /Kerr (rotation) effect, optical properties of the semiconductors, intraband and interband optical transitions, vibrations of molecules and the solids, light phonon interaction, nonlinear optics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. İsmail YARİÇİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Design optical system
2.Show effects of material electronic structure to the light
3.Use electromagnetic theory at optical calculations
4.Understand magnetic and electric field related optical changes
5.Understand light matter interactions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mark Fox ,“Optical Properties of Solids ”, Oxford University Press, New York, 2001
2.Frederick Wooten ,“Optical Properties of Solids ”, Academic Press, New York and London, 1972
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Electromagnetic waves in matter, light and structure of it, electromagnetic wave expression
Week 2 - Theoretical
Electromagnetic waves in matter, complex refractive index
Week 3 - Theoretical
Dipole radiation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Optical conductivity
Week 5 - Theoretical
Optical activity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Faraday and Kerr (rotation) effects
Week 7 - Theoretical
Optical properties of semiconductors, band structure and laser
Week 8 - Theoretical
Optical properties of semiconductors, laser propagation - Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Optical properties of semiconductors, laser propagation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Intraband and interband optical transitions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Vibrations of molecules and the solids
Week 12 - Theoretical
Vibrations and lights
Week 13 - Theoretical
Nonlinear optics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review and summary
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%50
Assignment1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Assignment412360
Midterm Examination19312
Final Examination113316
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026