ELEC-E3240 - Photonics, Lecture, 10.1.2022-23.2.2022

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge of the photonic materials, structures and fabrication technologies, devices (e.g., integrated photonic and optical devices), and their applications (e.g., optical data- and telecommunications and sensors )

Credits: 5

Schedule: 10.01.2022 - 23.02.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Zhipei Sun, Markku Sopanen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Photonic materials, structures, and device fabrication technologies
    • Integrated optics and photonics
    • Applications (e.g., optical data- and telecommunications and sensors).

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Exercises, seminar presentations and examination.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures and lab work: 41 h

    Independent study:  94 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1. B. E. A. Saleh, & M. Carl Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics.

    2. G. T. Reed, & A. P. Knights, Silicon Photonics: An Introduction.

    3. G. P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems.

    4. K. Izuka, Elements of Photonics, Vol. II, Fiber and Integrated Optics

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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    NOTE! Course starts already from the first lecture, therefore signing up for the course needs to be completed one week before the course starts.

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Spring III

    2021-2022 Spring III

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