Information Package / Course Catalogue
Optical Properties of Solids
Course Code: FZK524
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach basic optical concepts and to comprehend the physical basis of the interaction of light with matter.

Course Content

Classification of optical processes, Classical propagation, Interband absorption, Excitons, Luminescence, Quantum confinement, Quantum dots, Free electrons, Molecular materials, Luminescence centres, Phonons, Nonlinear optics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students can understand the fundamental concepts of optics.
2.Students can explain the interaction between light and matter.
3.Students can express the interaction mechanism.
4.Students can classify the optical processes.
5.Students can identify the types of luminescence.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Optical properties of solids, Mark Fox, Oxford University Press, second edition.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Electromagnetism in dielectrics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Quantum theory of radiative absorption and transition
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of optical processes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classical propagation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Interband absorption
Week 6 - Theoretical
Excitons
Week 7 - Theoretical
Luminescence
Week 8 - Theoretical
Quantum confinement (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Quantum dots
Week 10 - Theoretical
Free electrons
Week 11 - Theoretical
Molecular materials
Week 12 - Theoretical
Luminescence centres
Week 13 - Theoretical
Phonons
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nonlinear optics
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment18311
Individual Work73021
Midterm Examination118321
Final Examination124327
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
4
3
5
5
4
3
4
5
OÇ-2
5
3
3
5
4
3
5
4
OÇ-3
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
2
5
5
2
2
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
5
4
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026