Schedule and content

Thursday, June 20th, 2024, 09:30–12:30

General introduction (optical spectroscopy setup, sources, geometrical configuration) EM radiation (Maxwell equations, wave equation, refractive index)

Light-interface interaction (reflection and transmission coefficients, intensity, reflectance, transmi􀆩ance, and absorbance)

Friday June 21st, 2024, 09:30-12:30

Detection instruments (general overview on spectrographs, monochromators, and interferometers)

Analysis of experimental spectra (bulk, thin-film, and effective medium) Possible Focus:

• Drude-Lorentz model of the dielectric function.
• Time-resolved spectroscopy (working principle).