1. Physical principles of optical spectroscopy and ellipsometry; electron transitions and origin of spectral dependences; modeling of material dielectric functions; Kramers-Kronig dispersion relations; spectral devices (dispersion prism, gratings, interferometers); optics of thin films, methods of effective medium and their application in optical spectroscopy
2. Reflection and transmission spectroscopy in visible, near-uv, and near ir range; components of spectrometer, double beam spectrometers, materials used in optical spectroscopy, spectral resolution and instrument function of monochromator
3. Spectroscopic ellipsometry; ellipsometric methods, measurement of psi and delta, generalized ellipsometry, Mueller matrix polarimetry; ellipsometers, averaging methods and errors comepensation
4. Spectroscopy in mid infrared spectral range
origin of infrared spectra, vibration and rotation spectroscopy, principles of Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), interferogram treatment, special methods - ATR, IRRAS, modelling of absorption peaks, chemical analysis
5. Magneto-optical spectroscopy
origin of magneto-optical effects, Kerr, Faraday, and Voight magneto-optic effect, specific aspects of magneto-optical ellipsometers
6. Modern and additional methods of optical spectroscopy
emission spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy, photoluminiscence and fluorescence spectra, Raman spectroscopy, time-resolve spectroscopy, diffraction of periodic grating structures
2. Reflection and transmission spectroscopy in visible, near-uv, and near ir range; components of spectrometer, double beam spectrometers, materials used in optical spectroscopy, spectral resolution and instrument function of monochromator
3. Spectroscopic ellipsometry; ellipsometric methods, measurement of psi and delta, generalized ellipsometry, Mueller matrix polarimetry; ellipsometers, averaging methods and errors comepensation
4. Spectroscopy in mid infrared spectral range
origin of infrared spectra, vibration and rotation spectroscopy, principles of Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), interferogram treatment, special methods - ATR, IRRAS, modelling of absorption peaks, chemical analysis
5. Magneto-optical spectroscopy
origin of magneto-optical effects, Kerr, Faraday, and Voight magneto-optic effect, specific aspects of magneto-optical ellipsometers
6. Modern and additional methods of optical spectroscopy
emission spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy, photoluminiscence and fluorescence spectra, Raman spectroscopy, time-resolve spectroscopy, diffraction of periodic grating structures