Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Master expertise.
• Have developed the knowledge and skills acquired in the previous cycle to a level that extends beyond the Bachelor's course in Physics, and which provides the basis for the development and implementation of original ideas in a professional context.
• Have acquired knowledge and a thorough understanding of specialist areas of physics in connection with mathematics and/or advanced laboratory practices required for these sectors.
• Provide clear and accurate information.
• Share their knowledge and findings clearly and back them up rationally to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Collaborate and work in a team.
• Have developed practical skills in physics through practical sessions in the laboratory and sessions during which they have worked individually and in groups.
• Grow personally and professionally.
• Have developed the skills that will enable them to continue to acquire knowledge independently.
• Have a creative and rigorous scientific approach
• Gather and interpret relevant scientific data and critically analyse it, distinguishing working hypotheses of proven facts.
• Apply their knowledge, understanding and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments and in multidisciplinary contexts related to physical sciences.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this instruction, the students will be able :
- to explain the physical basis of the optical properties of dielectric materials, metals and semiconductors
- To apply the equations of Fresnel to the propagation of light in a stratified material
- to analyze the characteristics of an ellipsometric spectrum and of a spectrum of reflectivity
- to understand the influence of the physical properties (roughness, ... ) and of the optical properties of constitutive materials on these spectra

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Not applicable

Prior Experience

- Fresnels equations
- Optical Properties of materials: classical models (metals, dielectrics, semiconductors) and quantum models
- Dispersion
- UV-visible and infrared Ellipsometry
- Applications