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Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2025 - mid Dec 2025
Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Physics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 18325
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: It is recommended to have attended and passed the subjects of Advanced Quantum Physics, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Fundamentals of Electronic and Photonic Engineering
DESCRIPTION
1.- Review of some fundamental concepts.
1.1 Electron and photon as quantum particles: similarities and differences.
1.2 Uncertainty principle: practical implications
1.3 Top-down and bottom-up approaches to nanoelectronics and nanophotonics.
2.- Nanoelectronics.
2.1 Free electrons, confined electrons and electrons in periodic potential fields. Tunnel Junctions and applications.
2.2 Coulomb Blockade and the single-electron transistor.
2.3 Semiconductor quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots.
2.4 Nanowires, ballistic transport and Spin transport.
2.5 Examples of nanolectronic devices and applications
3.- Nanophotonics
3.1 Far-field, near-field, diffraction limit and evanescence waves.
3.2 Mie Theory.
3.3 Plasmonics and dielectric resonant nanoparticles.
3.4 Photonic crystals and nanostructured optical fibers.
3.5 Quantum dots and nanoparticles. Single photon emission.
3.6 Metamaterials: engineering the optical properties of materials.
3.7 Examples of nanophotonic devices and applications
1.1 Electron and photon as quantum particles: similarities and differences.
1.2 Uncertainty principle: practical implications
1.3 Top-down and bottom-up approaches to nanoelectronics and nanophotonics.
2.- Nanoelectronics.
2.1 Free electrons, confined electrons and electrons in periodic potential fields. Tunnel Junctions and applications.
2.2 Coulomb Blockade and the single-electron transistor.
2.3 Semiconductor quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots.
2.4 Nanowires, ballistic transport and Spin transport.
2.5 Examples of nanolectronic devices and applications
3.- Nanophotonics
3.1 Far-field, near-field, diffraction limit and evanescence waves.
3.2 Mie Theory.
3.3 Plasmonics and dielectric resonant nanoparticles.
3.4 Photonic crystals and nanostructured optical fibers.
3.5 Quantum dots and nanoparticles. Single photon emission.
3.6 Metamaterials: engineering the optical properties of materials.
3.7 Examples of nanophotonic devices and applications