Course No：1121124
Title：Thin film optics and technology
Class Hours/Week: 3-1 Credit: 2 Category: Prerequisites
Physical
Course objectives and basic requirements:
The course is designed for the graduate students to understand the present situation and developing tendency, the basic theories and design methods of optical coatings, and will be able to finish the design of the typical thin film systems. Meanwhile students should understand manufacture methods and performance measurements of thin films,so that can directly engage in research of optical coatings.
The students should:
1.understand the present situation and developing tendency of optical coatings;
2.understand the basic theories and design methods of thin films;
3.understand how to select the prepaering parameters and manufacture methods as well as performance measurements
Course introduction:
The course mainly involves two parts, that are thin film optics and thin film technology. The thin film optics is prepared to introduce basic theory and design methods of optical coatings, which involves Maxwell’s equations, reflection and refraction of plane electromagnetic waves on the simple boundary, reflectance and transmittance calculation of a thin film and an assembly of thin films, analytical design technology as well as design of typical multilayer systems, such as antireflective coatings, beam splitters, high reflective coatings, inteference edge filters, band-pass filters and some spacial coatings. The thin film technology mainly introduce production of coatings and performance measurements which involves vacuum deposition process, thin film materials, thickness monitoring and layer uniformity, thin film microstructure and behaviour, factors affecting layer and coating properties, as well as measurement of the optical and mechanical properties.
Test and Grading Criteria：
Open book exam(70%) +Report(30%)
Suggested textbooks or references:
Suggested textbooks:
1. Jinfa TANT, Peifu GU. Thin Film Optics and Technology. China Machine Press. 1989.
2. Jinfa TANG, Peifu GU, Xu LIU, Haifeng LI. Modern Optical Thin Film Technology. Zhejiang University Press, 2006.
references:
1. H.A.Macleod， Thin-Film Optical Filters, Bristol & Philadelphia, 2001