9:00 – 9:30am
Overview of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and introduction to Meep. Summary of steps involved in setting up and running Meep simulations.9:30 – 10:15am
Tutorial #1: Solar Light Trapping in Nanostructured Thin Films
topics to be covered:
– importing arbitrary, complex refractive index profile
– planewave source at oblique incidence
10:15 – 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15am
Tutorial #2: Far-Field Diffraction Spectra of Metasurfaces
topics to be covered:
– near to far field transformation
– visualizing field propagation using animations
11:15am – 12:00pm
Tutorial #3: Spontaneous-Emission Rate and Light-Extraction Efficiency of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
topics to be covered:
– Monte-Carlo method for modeling incoherent emission from dipole excitons
– surface-plasmon polaritons
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch + Informal Discussion on Commercializing Academic Research