Master courseRoman Savelev
Advanced Electrodynamics
Focuses on radiation of point sources near optical nanostructures, comparing layered systems, waveguides, nanoparticles
Teaching and educational activities
We combine lecture courses, advanced seminars, and openly available recordings to help students master nanophotonics, plasmonics, and quantum optics.
Lecture courses
Official bachelor’s and master’s courses developed and taught by members of our research group at the New Physics Faculty of ITMO University.
Bachelor courseOlga Sergaeva
General Physics with Elements of Computer Modeling (in Russian)
Course pairing core physics topics with introductory computer modeling assignments.
Master courseAlexander Poddubny / Mihail Petrov
Introduction to Optomechanics
Manipulating matter with light via optical tweezers, optical forces and torque explored from classical and quantum viewpoints.
Master courseMihail Petrov / Vasily Kravtsov
Introduction to Quantum Optics
Covers photons, polaritons, entanglement while explaining how quantum light–matter interaction is enhanced in micro- and nanoresonators.
Master courseRoman Savelev / Zarina Sadrieva
Numerical Simulation in Optics and Photonics
The course introduces numerical modeling in nano-optics and electrodynamics using CST Studio Suite and COMSOL Multiphysics.
Master courseAndrey Bogdanov / Mihail Petrov
Plasmonics
Plasmonics studies the interaction of light with collective charge oscillations leading to the formation of plasmon–polariton modes.
Bachelor courseKristina Frizyuk
Practical Class on Optics (in Russian)
Hands-on bachelor-level workshop taught in Russian that is centered on classical optics experiments, data analysis.
Online courses
Online courses for self-paced learning, developed by members of our research group.
Mihail Petrov / Andrey Bogdanov / Mikhail Glazov / Igor Shenderovich / Mikhail Durnev
Physics. Theoretical minimum (in russian)
Online videos & references
A collection of educational videos, lectures, tutorials created by members of the research group.
Research seminar
Anderson localization vs chiral coupling
Mihail Petrov
A deep dive into competing transport regimes in waveguide QED setups with practical tips on simulations.
WatchSummer school
Multipole decomposition in COMSOL
Kseniia Baryshnikova
Step-by-step workflow that shows how multipole analysis accelerates modeling inside COMSOL.
WatchPublic lecture (RU)
Power of light: from atoms to spacecraft
Mihail Petrov & Andrey Bogdanov
Outreach lecture that introduces photonics concepts to high-school students and prospective applicants.
WatchLectures for High-School Students
Outreach talks that introduce photonics and light–matter topics to prospective students (content in Russian).
- О фотонах и жукахMihail Petrov
- Сила света: от атомов до космических кораблейMihail Petrov, Andrey Bogdanov
- Запутанные отношения одного фотона с несколькими атомамиIvan Volkov
Seminars
Research-focused seminars that expand on current nanophotonics and quantum optics projects.
- Anderson localization vs chiral coupling in waveguide QEDMihail Petrov
- Nonlinear circular dichroism in nanoparticle dimersKristina Frizyuk
- Projective spaces. Riemann sphere. Polarization. Poincaré sphere (Bloch sphere)Kristina Frizyuk
- How to enhance light emission from quantum dots with some help of Mie-resonances?Mihail Petrov
Summer School Lectures
Recordings dedicated to multipole analysis techniques delivered during the group’s summer activities.
- Multipole decomposition in COMSOL Multiphysics®Kseniia Baryshnikova
- Exact multipolar decompositions with applications in nanophotonicsKristina Frizyuk
Global Wiki Contributions