MSC-PH-2015 Nitt
MSC-PH-2015 Nitt
MSC-PH-2015 Nitt
Degree
IN
Physics
SYLLABUS
FOR
CREDIT BASED CURRICULUM
(From the academic year 2014-15 onwards)
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620015
TAMILNADU, INDIA
M.Sc. (Physics) Department of Physics
THE INSTITUTE
Vision
To provide valuable resources for industry and society through excellence in technical
education and research.
Mission
To offer state-of-the-art undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
To generate new knowledge by engaging in cutting-edge research.
To undertake collaborative projects with academia and industries.
To develop human intellectual capability to its fullest potential.
THE DEPARTMENT
Vision
Provide a world class scientific platform for scientists and engineers.
Mission
Establish the department as a global player in Science and Technology.
Excel in scientific R&D and consultancy.
Create an environment for society aimed at knowledge enhancement.
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CURRICULUM
Total minimum credits required for completing M.Sc. Programme in Physics is 66.
SEMESTER I
SEMESTER II
SEMESTER III
SEMESTER IV
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LIST OF ELECTIVES
Odd Semester
PH611 DIGITAL SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING
PH613 BASICS OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS
PH671 WAVEGUIDES AND MODERN OPTICS
PH673 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY
PH675 ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
PH677 FIBER OPTIC SENSORS
PH679 SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
PH681 PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF THIN FILMS
PH683 MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTING LEVITATION
PH685 MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Even Semester
PH610 ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS
PH672 MICROPROCESSORS
PH674 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICS
PH676 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
PH678 LASERS AND APPLICATIONS
PH680 ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS AND PHASE TRANSITION
PH682 SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS
PH684 NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS
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Electives are not limited to the given list. Courses from other PG programmes can also be
chosen as subjects of study. The courses will be offered based on convenience of the
faculty concerned.
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I SEMESTER
PH651 – MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS - I
Unit-V: Probability
Definition – basic theorems – permutation and combination – method of counting –
random variables – binomial and Poisson distributions – normal distribution – central limit
theorem.
Text Books
1. G. B. Arfken and H.J. Weber, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 5th edition,
Academic Press (2001).
2. E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8th edition, John Wiley & Sons
Inc. (1999).
3. Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, 3rd edition, Mary L. Boas, Wiley-
India (2011).
Reference Books
1. L.A. Pipes and L.R. Harvill, Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists,
McGraw-Hill (1970).
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Objectives:
1. To learn and use Newton’s laws of motion to solve advanced problems involving
the dynamic motion of classical mechanical systems.
2. To introduce differential calculus and other advanced mathematical techniques
pertaining to the development of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of
classical mechanics.
3. To solve the dynamical problems using conservation laws.
Text Books
1. H. Goldstein, C. Poole and J. Safko, Classical Mechanics, 3nd edition, Addison &
Wesley (2000).
2. W. Greiner, Classical Mechanics, Springer-Verlag (2003).
3. W. Greiner, Classical Mechanics – Point particles and Relativity, Springer (1989).
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Reference Books
1. I.C. Percival and D. Richards, Introduction to Dynamics, Cambridge University
Press (1983).
2. J.V. Jose and E.J. Saletan, Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach,
Cambridge University Press (1998).
3. E.T. Whittaker, A Treatise on the Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid
Bodies, 4th edition, Cambridge University Press (1989).
Outcome: Effective learning of items 1, 2 and 3 will enable the students to understand the
complicated classical dynamical problems and find possible solutions for these problems.
Objectives:
1. To introduce the mechanics of mater-waves necessary for uncovering the mysteries
of matter at atomic scale.
2. To understand the spectrum of hydrogen.
3. To introduce various approximate methods useful for more complex problems.
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pertubative solution for transition amplitude – selection rules – Fermi Golden rule –
scattering of a particle by a potential.
Text Books
1. P.M. Mathews and K. Venkatesan, A Textbook of Quantum Mechanics, Tata
McGraw-Hill (1976).
2. J.L. Powell and B. Crasemann, Quantum Mechanics, Narosa Publishing House
(1993).
3. J.J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Addison-Wesley (1999).
4. Quantum Mechanics, Aruldhas, Prentice Hall of India (2006).
Reference Books
1. L.I. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill (1968).
2. D.J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education (2005).
3. N. Zettili, Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, John Wiley (2009).
4. L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics (Non-relativistic Theory), 3rd
edition, Elsevier (2011).
PH 657 – ELECTRONICS
Unit-III: Oscillators
Oscillator principle – oscillator types – frequency stability, RC oscillators – phase shift
oscillator – Wein bridge oscillator – LC tunable oscillators – limitations – multivibrators –
monostable and astable – 555 IC timer – sine wave and triangular wave generation –
crystal oscillators and their applications.
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Text Books
1. J. Milman and C.C. Halkias, Electronic Devices and Circuits, McGraw-Hill (1981).
2. Albert Malvino, David J Bates, Electronics Principles, Tata McGraw-Hill (2007).
3. R.J. Higgins, Electronics with Digital and Analogue Integrated Circuits, Prentice
Hall (1983).
Reference Books
1. R. L. Boylsted and L. Nashelsky, Electronic Device and Circuits, Pearson
Education (2003).
2. C.L Wadhwa, Network Analysis and Synthesis, New Age International Publishers,
(2007).
3. G.B. Calyton, Operation Amplifiers, ELBS (1980).
Objective: To introduce the basic concepts of physics through hands on experience and
impart experimental skill to students.
List of Experiments
1. Hall Effect in Semiconductor
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Text Books
1. General Physics Laboratory Manual, Department of Physics, NITT.
Reference Books
1. R.A. Dunlap, Experimental Physics: Modern Methods, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi (1988).
2. E.V. Smith, Manual for Experiments in Applied Physics, Butterworths (1970).
3. D. Malacara (ed.), Methods of Experimental Physics, Series of Volumes, Academic
Press Inc. (1988).
Outcome: The student will be able to understand the fundamental physics behind many
scientific discoveries through hands on experience.
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II SEMESTER
PH652 – MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS - II
Text Books
1. G. B. Arfken and H.J. Weber, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 5th edition,
Academic Press (2001).
2. E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8th edition, John Wiley & Sons
Inc. (1999).
3. Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, 3rd edition, Mary L. Boas, Wiley-
India (2011).
Reference Books
1. L.A. Pipes and L.R. Harvill, Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists,
McGraw-Hill (1970).
Outcome: Students will acquire enough mathematical skills to handle variety of equations,
appear in various physical situations, with ease.
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Objective: To understand the nature of electric and magnetic force fields and the intricate
connection between them.
Unit – I: Electrostatics
Electric field – divergence and curl – electric potential – conductors – Laplace equation
(1D, 2D and 3D) – uniqueness theorem – separation of variables: Cartesian and spherical
coordinates – field of an electric dipole – polarization – Gauss’s law in dielectrics – linear
dielectrics – energy density – boundary value problems.
Text Books
1. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, Prentice Hall of India, 3nd edition
(1999).
2. J.R. Reitz., F.J. Milford and R.W. Christy, Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory,
4th edition, Pearson (2010).
Reference Books
1. J.D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, Wiley-India, 3rd edition (2011).
2. E.C. Jordon and K.G. Balmain, Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, 2nd
edition, Prentice Hall of India (1998).
3. W. Greiner, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd edition, Springer (2010).
4. L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, 2nd edition,
Elsevier (2008).
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Objectives:
1. To learn the connection between macroscopic and microscopic state of a system of
large number of particles.
2. To understand thermal equilibrium of a system in statistical sense.
Unit – I: Thermodynamics
Ideal gas law – exact differentials – first law, internal energy, heat capacity – second law,
Carnot’s cycle, Carnot’s theorem, absolute temperature – Clausius theorem, entropy –
thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell’s relations – chemical potential – third law.
Text Books
1. M.W. Zeemansky and R.H. Dittman, Heat and Thermodynamics, 8th edition, Mc-
Graw Hill (2011).
2. K. Haung, Statistical Mechanics, 2nd edition, Wiley India (2010).
3. F.W. Sears and G.L. Salinger, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical
Thermodynamics, 3rd edition, Narosa Publishing House (1998).
Reference Books
1. Enrico Fermi, Thermodynamics, Dover (1956).
2. R.K. Pathria and Paul D. Beale, Statistical Mechanics, 3rd edition, Academic Press
(2011).
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Outcome: Students will be able to understand various properties of matter and radiation in
thermal equilibrium through appropriate statistics. Students will be prepared to understand
Solid State Physics.
PH658 – INSTRUMENTATION
Objectives:
1. Students will study the major characteristics of measurement systems and errors
involved in them.
2. Students will gain an understanding related to production and measurement of low
temperatures and high pressure.
3. Student will read various spectroscopic techniques and detectors.
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Text Books
1. A.K. Sawhney and Puneet Sawhney, A Course in Mechanical Measurement and
Instrumentation, DhanpatRai&Sons, New Delhi 2000.
2. Dennis Roddy and John Coolen, Electonic communication, 4th edition, PHI private
Ltd., (1999). (Unit – II)
3. C.S. Rangan, G.R. Sharma and V.S.V. Mani, Instrumentation Devices and
Systems, Tata McGraw-Hill (1983).
4. H.H. Willard, L.L. Merrit and John A. Dean, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, 6th
edition, CBS Publishers & Distributors (1986).
Reference Books
1. D.V.S. Murty, Transducers and Instrumentation, Prentice – Hall of India (P) Ltd.,
New Delhi (1995).
2. Ernest O. Doebelin, Measurement System Applications and Design, McGraw Hill
International Book Company, Singapore (1983).
Outcomes:
1. To fully appreciate the various techniques involved in production of vacuum, low
temperatures which will benefit them to handle various instruments in a better way.
2. To really understand the characteristics of instruments and analysis of errors will
help them in interpreting the obtained data more efficiently.
Objective: To introduce the various concepts of basic electronics and circuits through
hands on experience.
List of Experiments
1. Solving Simultaneous Equations
2. Voltage Controlled Oscillator
3. Op-Amp Arithmetic Operations
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18. RC Coupled CE amplifier – Two stages with feedback – Frequency response and
voltage gain
19. Push-pull amplifier using complementary – symmetry transistors power gain and
frequency response.
20. Active filters – low pass and high pass-first and second order frequency response
and roll off rate.
Text Books
1. Electronics Laboratory Manual, Department of Physics, NITT.
Reference Books
1. B.K. Jones, Electronics for Experimentation and Research, Prentice-Hall (1986).
2. P.B. Zbar, A.P. Malvino and M.A. Miller, Basic Electronics: A Text-Lab Manual,
Tata Mc-Graw Hill, New Delhi (1994).
Outcome: The student will be able to understand the fundamental physics behind
electronic circuits used in many modern devices through hands on experience.
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III SEMESTER
PH661 – SOLID STATE PHYSICS
Objective: Students will have an appreciation on the physics and properties of different
types of materials such as conductors, semiconductors, dielectric, magnetic and
superconducting.
Unit – I: Introduction
Solids – crystalline and amorphous – crystal structure and symmetries – reciprocal lattice –
defects and dislocations – Brillouine Zone – types of bonds: van der Waals, covalent, ionic
and metallic – atomic scattering factor – geometric structure factor – electrons in aperiodic
potential – X-ray diffraction – liquid crystals.
Unit – V: Superconductivity
Superconductivity – Meissner and isotope effect – thermodynamical and optical properties
– supercurrents and penetration depth – London’s equations – BCS model conventional –
unconventional – critical field – types of superconductors – metal-to-insulator transition –
flux quantization – vortex lattice – high Tc superconductors – Josephson Junctions – AC
and DC – superfluidity.
Text Books
1. Charles Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley Eastern, 5th edition,
(1983).
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2. T.H.K. Barron and G.K. White, Heat capacity and Thermal Expansion at Low
Temperatures, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York (1999).
3. N.W. Ashcroft and N.D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Cengage Learning (2010).
4. Ali Omar, Elementary Solid State Physics, Pearson Education India (1999).
5. J.S. Blakemore, Solid State Physics, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press
(1974).
Reference Books
1. B.S. Saxena, R.C. Gupta, P.N.Saxena, Fundamentals of solid state physics, Pragati
Prakashan, 7th edition (1999).
2. A.J. Dekker, Solid State Physics, Prentice Hall of India (1971).
3. Helmut Kronmüller, Stuart Parkin, Handbook of Magnetism and Advanced
Magnetic Materials, Wiley (2007)
4. Laurent-Patrick Lévy. Magnetism and superconductivity , Springer (2000).
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Text Books
1. C.N. Banwell, Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill,
New York (2004).
2. G. Aruldhas, Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy, Prientice Hall of India,
NewDelhi (2002).
Reference Books
1. Manas Chanda, Atomic Structure and Chemical Bond, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi (2003).
2. Arthur Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, 6th edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi (2003).
3. B.P. Straughan & S. Walker, Spectroscopy: Vol. I, Chapmen and Hall (1976).
4. G.M Barrow, Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy, McGraw Hill (1986).
Outcome: The student will be able to gain sufficient knowledge on most common atomic
and molecular spectroscopic methods and properties derived from them.
Objectives:
1. Introduce students to the fundamentals of nuclear and particle physics.
2. To understand the applications of nuclear and particle physics.
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Text Books
1. Kenneth S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, John Wiley & Sons, New York
(1988).
2. D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, Harper and Row, New York
(1987).
Reference Books
1. B. L. Cohen, Concepts of Nuclear Physics, Mc-Graw Hill, New York (1971).
2. I. Kaplan, Nuclear Physics, Addison-Wesley, London (1977).
3. D. H. Perkins, Particle Astrophysics, Oxford University Press, New York (2003)
4. Samuel S. M. Wong, Introductory Nuclear Physics, Wiley, Weinheim (2004).
Outcome:
1. The students would have understood the fundamentals of nuclear and particle
physics.
2. The role of nuclear and particle physics in applications such as radioactivity and
nuclear reactions shall be understood.
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Text Books
1. Samuel D. Conte and Carl de Boor, Elementary Numerical Analysis, 3rd edition,
Tata McGraw-Hill (2010).
2. M.K. Jain, S.R.K. Iyengar, R.K. Jain, Numerical Methods for Scientific and
Engineering Computation, New Age International (1993).
3. Srimantha Pal, Numerical Methods, Oxford University Press (2009).
Reference Books
1. W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling and B.P. Flannery, Numerical
Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing, Cambridge University Press
(1992).
List of Experiments
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Reference Books
1. L.A. Leventhal, Micro Computer Experimentation with the Intel SDK-85 (1980).
2. Learning MATLAB – The MathWorks, Inc (1999).
3. Kenneth L. Ashley, Analog Electronics with LabVIEW, Pearson Education (2003).
Outcome: The student will be able to understand the fundamental physics behind modern
scientific equipment used in research through hands on experience.
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IV SEMESTER
PH662 – PROJECT WORK AND VIVA-VOCE
In this course, students are required to do a project work on a research problem and submit
their findings as a report followed by a presentation in front of viva-voce committee.
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ELECTIVES
Odd Semester
PH611 – DIGITAL SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Objective: To introduce some signal processing concepts, algorithms and their application
for data analysis, image analysis, signal detection and classification. To create a broad
awareness of the set of available signal processing methods for specific real world
problems.
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Text Books
1. William K. Pratt, Digital Image Processing, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
USA (2001).
2. Alan V. Oppenheim and Ronald W. Schafer, Digital Signal Processing, New Delhi
(2000).
Reference Books
1. L.R. Rabiner and B. Gold, Theory and Applications of Digital Signal Processing,
Prentice Hall of India.
2. T. Bose, Digital Signal and Image Processing, 1st edition, John Wiley (2003).
Objectives: This introductory course is aimed to obtain basic exposure to the concepts of
crystalline solids, its imperfections and basics of various advance engineering materials
finding wide spread application in several industries. Understanding these material systems
are vital for investigating the defects and their nature on these class of materials.
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Unit – V: Composites
Importance of composites – constituents – functions of fiber and matrix – properties of
fibers: aligned and random fiber composites – types of fibers-glass fiber, carbon fiber,
metallic fibers, ceramic fibers-matrix materials – metallic and polymer matrix composites
– manufacture methods – hand layup & prepeg techniques, pultrusion, pulforming,
therforming, resin-transfer moulding, injection moulding, bulk moulding compound, sheet
moulding compound- defects in composites – fabrication & in-service defects.
Text Books
1. W.D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 7th edition
Wiley, (2006).
2. V. Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering, 4th edition, Prentice Hall (1998).
3. G.E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, 3rd edition, Mc-Graw Hill (2004).
4. A.V.K. Suryanarayana, Testing of Metallic Materials, Prentice Hall of India
(1979).
5. V.B. John, Introduction to Engineering Materials, 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan
Ltd. (1992).
Reference Books
1. Robert E. Reed Hill and R. Abbaschian, Physical Metallurgy Principles, 3rd edition,
PWS-Kent Publishing Company (1992).
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2. L.H. Van Vlack, Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, 6th edition,
Addison Wesley, New York (1989).
3. I.J. Polmear, Light Alloys: Metallurgy of the Light Metals, Wiley, 3rd edition,
Edward Arnold (1995).
4. Raghavan, V. Physical Metallurgy: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Prentice
Hall of India (2006).
Outcome: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Select different materials and emphasis the need of modern materials other than
conventional metals and alloys for specific engineering applications.
Understand the heat treatment of steels using TTT and CCT diagrams.
Analyze the various metallurgical factors influencing the performance of materials
for different structural engineering applications.
Define various mechanical properties of materials and their importance in materials
selection criteria.
Classify different mechanical properties and how they can influence the materials
behaviour with respect to applied load.
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Text Books
1. Amnon Yariv and Pochi Yeh, Photonics – Optical Electronics in Modern
Communication, 6th edition, Oxford University Press (2007).
2. Optics, Eugune Hecht and A.R. Ganesan, 4th Edition, Pearson Education Inc.
(2002).
3. Fundamentals of Optoelectronics, Clifford R. Pollock and Richard D. Irwin,
(1995).
Outcome: Student will be able to understand design concepts in optical wave guides as
well as generation of stimulated lights, optical non-linear phenomena.
Objectives: To introduce the basic physics and technology of photovoltaic science and
systems for solar energy harnessing.
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Text Books
1. Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies And Applications 2nd ed., Chetan
Singh Solanki, PHI, New Delhi (2011).
2. Seminconductors for solar cells, H. J. Moller, Artech House Inc., MA, USA (1993).
3. Solar Cells: Operating principles, Technology and Systems Applications, Martin
Green, UNSW, Australia (1997).
Reference Books
1. Solar Cells and their Applications, Larry D. Partain (ed.), John Wiley and Sons,
New York (1995).
2. J. Nelson, The Physics of Solar Cells, Imperial College Press (2006).
3. Photovoltaic Materials, Richard H. Bube, Imperial College Press (1998).
Outcome: Students will be able to understand the science and technology of solar cells
and its design. Students can also appreciate various material properties which are used in
photovoltaic devices.
Objectives:
1. To introduce elementary ideas of plasma, method of solving inhomogeneous wave
equation, basics of radiating source and field equations in different inertial frames.
2. To understand optical dispersion of radiation in a media.
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Text Books
1. J.R. Reitz., F.J. Milford and R.W. Christy, Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory,
3rd edition, Narosa Publishing House (1979).
2. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, Pearson Prentice Hall, 3rd edition,
(1999).
Reference Books
1. J.D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd edition (1990).
2. E.C. Jordon and K.G. Balmain, Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, 2nd
edition, Prentice Hall of India (1998).
3. L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, The Classical Theory of Fields, 4th edition, Elsevier
(2010).
Outcome: Optical properties of a media, basics of antennas and relativistic nature of EM-
field will be understood.
Objective: Fiber optics sensors are widely used and students are exposed to fundamentals,
design principles, characteristics and applications of fiber optic sensors.
Unit – I
Introduction – plane polarized wave – propagation of a light through a quarter wave plate –
reflections at a plane interface – Brewster angle – total internal reflection-interference-
refraction – concept of coherence – diffraction of Gaussian beam.
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Unit – II
Fiber optic fundamentals – numerical aperture – attenuation in optical fibers – pulsed
dispersion in step index optical fiber – loss mechanisms – absorptive loss – radiative loss-
principle of optical waveguides – characteristics of fibers – pulsed dispersion in planar
optical waveguide – modes in planar waveguides – TE,TM modes – propagation
characteristics of step index and graded index optical fibers.
Unit – III
Intensity-modulated sensors – transmission concept – reflective concept – microbending
concept-intrinsic concepts – transmission and reflection with other optical effects – source
of error and compensation schemes – phase modulation mechanisms in optical fibers-
optical fiber interferometers – optical fiber phase sensors for mechanical variables – the
optical fiber sagnac interferometer – optical fiber interferometric sensors.
Unit – IV
Frequency modulation in optical fiber sensors – introduction – optical fiber Doppler
system – development of the basic concepts. polarization modulation in fiber sensors-
introduction – optical activity – Faraday rotation – electro-gyration – electro-optic effect-
kerr effect – photoelastic effect – polarization modulation sensors.
Unit – IV
Wavelength distribution sensor – introduction – techniques for colour modulation – colour
probes – Bragg grating concept – introduction – fabrication – application.
Reference Books
1. D.A. Krohn, Fiber Optic Sensors: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd edition,
Instrument Society of America (1992).
2. B. Culshaw, Optical Fiber Sensing and Signal Processing, Peter Peregrinus Ltd.
(1984).
3. Djafar K.Mynbaev and Lowell L.Scheiner, Fiber-Optic Communications
Technology, Peason Education Asia (2001).
Outcome: Students will be able to propose new design of sensors for various applications.
Objective: To introduce the basic concepts and technology of modern sensors used in
industrial applications and in scientific equipments.
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Text Books
1. D. Patranabis, Sensors and Transducers, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall of India (2005).
2. Jacob Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Design, and Application, 3rd
edition, Springer (2004).
Reference Books
1. Ernest O. Deoblin, Measurement Systems, 6th ed., Tata Mc-Grow Hill (2012)
2. Ian R. Sinclair, Sensors and Transducers, 3rd ed., Newnes (2001)
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Outcome: Students will be able to understand many modern devices and technologies
used in sensors. Student can also appreciate various material properties which are used in
engineering applications and devices.
Unit – V: Applications
Optoelectronic devices: LED, LASER and Solar cell – Micro Electromechanical Systems
(MEMS) – Fabrication of thin film capacitor – application of ferromagnetic thin films; data
storage, Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) – sensors – fabrication and characterization of
thin film transistor and FET – quantum dot.
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Text Books
1. A. Goswami, Thin Film Fundamentals, New Age international (P) Ltd. Publishers,
New Delhi (1996).
Reference Books
1. K.L. Chopra, Thin Film Phenomena, McGraw- Hill book company New York,
(1969).
2. Ludminla Eckertova, Physics of Thin Films, Plenum press, New York (1977).
3. Hari Singh Nalwa (ed.), Hand Book of Thin Films, Vol. 1 – 5, Academic Press
(2002).
Outcome: Students are moulded to do high level research in thrust areas like LEDs, Laser,
solar cells, storage devices etc.
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Text Books
1. B. D. Cullity and C.D. Graham, Introduction to Magnetic Materials, Wiley, NJ,
(2009).
2. C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th edition, Wiley (2006).
3. F. C. Moon, Superconducting Levitation, Wiley (2004).
Reference Books
1. S. Chikazumi, Physics of Ferromagnetism, Oxford University Press (1997).
Objective: To introduce the basic concepts of Micro-system and micro-sensors and their
applications in modern scientific equipments and industrial products.
Unit – I: Introduction
Emergence – devices and application – scaling issues – materials for MEMS – thin film
deposition – lithography and etching.
Text Books
1. M. Elwenspoek and R.Wiegerink, Mechanical Microsensors, Springer-Verlag
(2001).
2. Massood Tabib-Azar, Microactuators - Electrical, Magnetic, Thermal, Optical,
Mechanical, Chemical and Smart structures, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1997).
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Reference Books
1. S.M. Sze, Semiconductor Sensors, John Wiley & Sons (1994).
2. Eric Udd, Fiber Optic Smart Structures, John Wiley & Sons (1995).
Outcome: The student will be able to understand the fundamentals of various technologies
involved in the fabrication of mems sensor, which are used in many common applications.
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Even Semester
PH610 – ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS
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films by LPE, VPE, PVD, MBE and MOCVD techniques – lithography – production of
silicon – applications.
Text Books
1. Kittel C, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 6th Edition, Wiley Eastern, New
International Publishers, 1997.
2. Dekker A.J, Solid State Physics, MacMillan India, 1995.
3. L.H. Van Vlack, Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, Addison-Wesley,
NY (1990).
Reference Books
1. Raghavan V, Materials Science and Engineering, 4th edition, Prentice Hall of India
(1998).
2. B.G. Yacobi, Semiconductor Materials: An Introduction to Basic Principles,
Kluwer, New York (2003).
3. S. Kasap and P. Capper (eds.), Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic
Materials, Springer, New York (2006).
Outcome: The students would have obtained knowledge about the electrical, magnetic and
optoelectronic materials, their properties and applications.
PH672 – MICROPROCESSORS
Objective: To impart the basic knowledge on 8085 processor and its applications and gain
an overview on its peripheral devices and its advancements
UNIT – I
Basic components of a digital computer – CPU-ALU – timing and control unit memory –
bus architecture – I/O devices – 8085 microprocessor architecture, various registers, stacks
UNIT – II
8085 addressing modes – instruction set – instruction cycle – timing diagram –
subroutines, programming examples – memory and I/O interfacing – memory mapped
I/O, I/O mapped I/O schemes – data transfer schemes.
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UNIT – III
Interrupt structure in 8085 – hardware and software interrupt, I/O Ports – DMA principles
– Serial I/O: Basic concepts, asynchronous and synchronous communication.
UNIT – IV
Programmable Peripheral Interfacing(PPI) – 8255, pins and signals, operation, interfacing
– programmable 8253 – timer/counter, Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC), 8259A –
programmable 8237 – DMA controller – special purpose interfacing devices.
UNIT – V
internal architecture – addressing modes, bus cycles – bus controller – 8086
instruction set, programming examples – 8086 interrupts – protected mode operation –
virtual memory, mulitasking – special features and overviews of 80286, 80386, 80486 –
Pentium, and Pentium-IV processors.
Text Books
1. R.S. Gaonkar, Microprocessor Architecture: Programming and Applications, 3rd
edition, Penram International Publishing India (1997).
2. B. Ram, Fundamentals of Microprocessors and Microcomputers, 5th edition,
Dhanpat Rai publication, India (2001).
3. N. Mathivanan, Microprocessors: PC Hardware and Interfacing, Prentice Hall of
India (2005).
Reference Books
1. Yu Cheng Liu and G.A. Gibson, Microprocessor Systems: The 8086 /8088 Family:
Architecture, Programming and Design, Prentice Hall of India (1994).
2. B.B. Brey, The Intel Microprocessors: 8086/8088, 80186/80188,80286,80486
Pentium and Pentium Pro Processor – Architecture, Programming and Interfacing,
4th edition, Prentice Hall of India.
Unit – I: C programming
C programming basics - arithmetic operators– library functions – data input and output –
relational operators – control statements – looping arrays functions – simple programs –
user defined functions – pointers – passing pointers to functions – structures.
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Text Books
1. Suresh Chandra, Applications of Numerical Techniques with C, Narosa (2006).
2. Rudra Pratap, Getting Started with MATLAB: A Quick Introduction for Scientist
and Engineers, Oxford University Press (2010).
3. Kenneth L. Ashley, Analog Electronics with LabVIEW, Pearson Education, Inc.
(2003).
Reference Books
1. Vinay K. Ingle, John G. Proakis, Digitals Signal Processing Using MATLAB, PWS
Publishing Company (1997).
2. Ross L. Spencer and Michael Ware, Introduction to MATLAB, Brigham Young
University (2010).
3. Rafael C. Gonzalez, Richard E. Woods, and Steven L. Eddins, Digital Image
Processing Using MATLAB, Prentice-Hall (2003).
4. Learning MATLAB – The MathWorks, Inc. (1999).
5. LabVIEW Basics I Course Manual, National Instruments Corporation.
Objective: It is one of the applied physics subjects and conventional NDT techniques are
widely practiced in industries.
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Reference Books
1. American Metals Society, Non-Destructive Examination and Quality Control,
Metals Hand Book, Vol.17, 9th edition, Metals Park, OH (1989).
2. Krautkramer, Josef and Hebert Krautkramer, Ultrasonic Testing of Materials, 3rd
edition, New York, Springer-Verlag (1983).
3. R. Halmshaw, Industrial Radiography, Applied Science Publishers Inc.,
Englewood, NJ (1982).
4. Baldev Raj, T. Jayakumar and M. Thavasimuthu, Practical Non-Destructive
Testing, 3rd edition, Narosa Publishing House (2007).
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Outcome: Students are taught working principles of different NDT methods and exposed
to instrumentation.
Text Books
1. K. Thyagarajan and A.K. Ghatak, Lasers Theory and Applications, Mcmillan
(1981).
2. K. Koebner (ed.), Industrial Applications of Lasers, Wiley (1984).
Reference Books
1. J.T. Cuxon and D.E. Parker, Industrial Lasers and their Applications, Prentice Hall
(1985).
2. B. Culshaw, Optical Fiber Sensing and Signal Processing, Peter Peregrinus Ltd.
(1984).
3. F.C. Appard, Fiber Optics Handbook, McGraw-Hill (1989).
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Objectives:
1. To introduce the statistical methods and numerical tools needed to solve phase
transitions of various kinds.
2. To learn the methods of constructing model systems and finding analytical
solutions to these models to understand the phase transitions and critical
phenomena around these transition points.
Text Books
1. N.G. Van Kampen, Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry, North-Holland
(1985).
2. H.E. Stanley, Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Clarendon
Press, Oxford (1971).
3. J.M. Yeoman, Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions, Clarendon Press, Oxford
(1992).
Reference Books
1. C.W. Gardiner, Handbook of Stochastic Methods, Springer-Verlag (1983).
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Outcome: Students will gain confidence to pursue research careers in any areas of
theoretical condensed matter physics.
Objective: To introduce the basic properties of semiconductors and modern devices based
on semiconductor materials.
Text Books
1. R.A. Smith , Semiconductors, Academic Publishers, Kolkota (1989).
2. Donald A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics And Devices 4th ed., Tata Mc-Graw
Hill (2012).
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References Books
1. S.M. Sze and Kwok K. Ng, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 3rd edn, Wiley
(2012).
2. M.S. Tyagi, Introduction to Semiconductor Materials and Devices 1st Ed. John
Wiley and Sons (1991).
Oucome: Students will be able to understand and appreciate the functionality of modern
semiconductor devices.
Objective: To impart the basic knowledge on nanoscience and technology which includes
the exotic properties of materials at nanoscale, various techniques available for the
processing and characterization of nanostructured materials, applications in selected fields
such as magnetic recording technology, electronics and biomedical field
Text Books
1. Jan Korvink and Andreas Greiner, Semiconductors for Micro and Nanotechnology
– an Introduction for Engineers, Weinheim Cambridge: Wiley-VCH (2001).
2. N John Dinardo and Weinheim Cambridge, Nanoscale Characterisation of Surfaces
& Interfaces, 2nd edition, Wiley-VCH (2000).
3. Introduction to Nanotechnology,C.P. Poole and F.J. Ownes, Wiley_India (2007).
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Reference Books
1. G Timp (ed), Nanotechnology, AIP Press, Springer (1999).
2. M. Wilson, K. Kannangara, G. Smith, M. Simmons and B. Raguse,
Nanotechnology: Basic Sciences and Energy Technologies, Overseas Press (2005).
3. Nano: The Essentials, T. Pradeep, Mc-Graw Hill India (2007).
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