Rana Biswas
- Research Scientist IV
- Adjunct Professor, Physics; Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research in photonics has spanned the development of photonic structures for manipulating light. Recent focus has been on enhancing light extraction from organic light emitting diodes, and enhancing light absorption in thin-film solar cells.
Research in materials has spanned electronic and structural properties of energy-relevant materials. Recent work has been on understanding local structure and uncovering signatures of nuclear magnetic resonance in novel electronic materials.
Contact
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D., Physics, Cornell University, 1984
- M.S., Physics, Cornell University, 1982
Affiliations
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Senior Member, IEEE
- Member, Materials Research Society and SPIE
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Materials Science; Materials in Electronics
Courses
Photonic Nanostructures for Microelectronics
EE590 G
T Th 11 - 1150 am ; Gilman 0312
Instructor: Rana Biswas biswasr@iastate.edu
Reference: 2962106
To teach students fundamentals of this field so that they can be applied to electronic and photonic devices.
Outline
1. Basic concepts of Photonics
Light, photons and waves
Optic fibers, light emitting diodes, lasers
Wave transmission
2. Photonic structures
Introduction, applications, Optic fibers
1-d photonic crystals
2-d photonic crystals
Band gaps, transmission, Optical/electromagnetic properties,
Diffraction
3. Plasmonic crystals
Plasmons at flat metal-semiconductor interface
Corrugated metal semiconductor interface
Plasmons in nanoparticles
Solar cell back reflectors and plasmonic enhancement
4. Light scattering from nanoparticles (Optics)
5. Photonics for quantum technologies