Covers fundamental concepts in modern photonics, including ray optics, wave optics, polarization optics, material properties, plasmonics, and metamaterials.
Delves into nanoscale properties, emphasizing surface effects and quantum phenomena, exploring electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photonic, and chemical properties unique to the nanoscale.
Discusses the fundamental properties and characteristics of optical detectors, including responsivity, quantum efficiency, and the impact of noise on detection limits.