• UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometry: Introduction; Applications: thin film optics
• Spectroscopic ellipsometry
• Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy: Introduction; Vibrational transitions in materials;
• Electronic transitions in materials
• Luminescence Spectroscopy: PL (photoluminescence); CL (cathodoluminescence)
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Final competences:
1 Estimate the complex refractive index of an arbitrary material from optical measurements.
2 Understand the concepts optical density, infrared- and Raman-active modes, excitation spectrum, emission spectrum, configuration coördinate diagram.
3 Have insight in the relation between resolution, dynamic range, measurement time and signal to noise ratio in optical measurements.
4 Interpret infrared absorption spectra of solid materials.
5 Understand the origin of different luminescent processes in solids.
6 Understand the possiblities and limitations of ellipsometric measurements in comparison with
photometric measurements.
