Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Optical Characterization Techniques	FIZ728		3 + 0	3.0	7.5

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Lecturing
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Oğuz KÖYSAL
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Optical characterization technique which is one of the experimental characterization techniques will be examined by taking a comprehensive manner.
Course Content	Electromagnetic spectrum, Optical spectroscopy,Some physical constants and its relations with spectroscopy, absorption coefficient, measurement of absorption effect,Spectrophotometers, reflection event, measurement of photoradiation, spectroflorometer,Radiation efficiency, time-bound radiation, scattering event,Stoke and Antistoke shifts,Raman effect, Advanced Topic: Fourier transform spectrophotometer (FTIR),Lamps, Incandescent and quartz halogen lamps, spectral lamps, flörosans lamps, high pressure discharge steam lamps, solid state lamps,Lasers, laser types, characteristics of laser rays, controllability of laser rays, Monochromators, detectors,Optimization of signal-to-noise ratio, optical constants and dielectric constant,Metals, ideal metals, recombination effects,Semiconductors and insulators, spectral type of fundamental absorption affair,Direct transitions, indirect transitions,Weak connected excitons, strong connected excitons,Band densities, dynamic interaction (configurational coordinate diagram),Band shapes, nonradiative transitions
Learning Outcomes

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Electromagnetic spectrum, Optical spectroscopy.	Verbal Expression
2. Week	Some physical constants and its relations with spectroscopy, absorption coefficient, measurement of absorption effect.	Verbal Expression
3. Week	Spectrophotometers, reflection event, measurement of photoradiation, spectroflorometer.	Verbal Expression
4. Week	Radiation efficiency, time-bound radiation, scattering event,Stoke and Antistoke shifts.	Verbal Expression
5. Week	Raman effect, Advanced Topic: Fourier transform spectrophotometer (FTIR).	Verbal Expression
6. Week	Lamps, Incandescent and quartz halogen lamps, spectral lamps, flörosans lamps, high pressure discharge steam lamps, solid state lamps.	Verbal Expression
7. Week	Lasers, laser types, characteristics of laser rays, controllability of laser rays, Monochromators, detectors.	Verbal Expression
8. Week	MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week	Optimization of signal-to-noise ratio, optical constants and dielectric constant.	Verbal Expression
10. Week	Metals, ideal metals, recombination effects.	Verbal Expression
11. Week	Semiconductors and insulators, spectral type of fundamental absorption affair.	Verbal Expression
12. Week	Direct transitions, indirect transitions.	Verbal Expression
13. Week	Weak connected excitons, strong connected excitons.	Verbal Expression
14. Week	Band densities, dynamic interaction (configurational coordinate diagram).	Verbal Expression

• J.G. Solé, L.E. Bausá, D. Jaque, An Introduction to the Optical Spectroscopy of Inorganic Solids, Wiley-Interscience, 2005.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	Measurement Method
PY1	5	40,60
PY2	4	40,60
PY3	5	40,60
PY4	5	40,60
PY5	4	40,60
PY6	4	40,60
PY7	4	40,60
PY8	4	40,60
PY9	5	40,60
PY10	4	40,60

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours	14	3	42
Preparation, After Class Study	14	2	28
Research	14	3	42
Other Activities	14	3	42
Midterm 1	1	2	2
Homework 1	14	2.5	35
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			193
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 7.5