Course No：11192241
Title：Optical and optoelectronics thin films
Class Hours/Week: 2 - 0 Credit：1.0
Category：Specialty
Prerequisites：Physical optics
Audience：Undergraduates
Teaching manner： Taught in bilingual
Course objectives and basic requirements:
1) Mastering the fundamentals of optical thin films; understanding properties and applications of conventional optical thin films; cultivating the ability to design and analyze some typical thin film systems.
2) Understanding the basic principles and applications of conventional optoelectronics thin films.
3) Understanding the manufacture methods of common thin films; technical factors affecting thin films deposition; and common performance testing means.
Course introduction:
This course includes three parts.
Part1: Expounding the fundamentals of optical thin films and typical thin film systems, including the design of antireflection coatings, beam splitters, high reflectance coatings, edge filters and bandpass filters.
Part 2: Introducing the principle of seven kinds of common optoelectronics thin films.
Part 3: Discussing the manufacture methods of thin films, technical factors affecting layer properties and performance testing means.
Syllabus and lecture schedule:
Part 1: Fundamentals of optical thin films
Chapter 1: Basic theories of optical thin film design（4 class-hours）
Section 1: Media and waves
Section 2: Reflectance and transmittance at the interface
Section 3: Characteristic matrix of optical layer
Section 4: Analysis method of multilayer system
Chapter 2: Design techniques of some multilayer system（4 class-hours）
Section 1: Antireflection coatings
Section 2: Beam splitters
Section 3: High reflectance coatings
Section 4: Edge filters
Section 5: Band pass filters
Part 2: Optoelectronics thin films（4 class-hours）
Chapter 1: Electroconductive thin films
Chapter 2: Photo-conductive thin films
Chapter 3: Liquid crystal thin films
Chapter 4: Electronluminescent thin films
Chapter 5: Electrochromism thin films
Chapter 6: Media recording thin films
Chapter 7: Ferroelectric thin films
Part 3: (coating manufacture and performance testing)（4 class-hours）
Chapter 1: Vacuum evaporation methods
Chapter 2: Coating materials
Chapter 3: Thickness uniformity of coatings
Chapter 4: Thickness monitoring
Chapter 5: Microstructure and its effects on coating performance
Chapter 6: Performance testing
Related teaching sections:
None
Test and Grading Criteria：
Open
Suggested textbooks or references:
1. Tang Jinfa, Gu Peifu. Thin film optics and technology. Mechanical Industry Press, 1989 edition
2. Gu Peifu. Lectures on optical and optoelectronics thin films.