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8.315[J] Mathematical Methods in Nanophotonics
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(Same subject as 18.369[J])
Prereq: 18.303, 8.07, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: MWF3 (2-135)

High-level approaches to understanding complex optical media, structured on the scale of the wavelength, that are not generally analytically soluable. The basis for understanding optical phenomena such as photonic crystals and band gaps, anomalous diffraction, mechanisms for optical confinement, optical fibers (new and old), nonlinearities, and integrated optical devices. Methods covered include linear algebra and eigensystems for Maxwell's equations, symmetry groups and representation theory, Bloch's theorem, numerical eigensolver methods, time and frequency-domain computation, perturbation theory, and coupled-mode theories.
S. Johnson
Textbooks (Spring 2018)