Topic outline

  • Course description

    The course gives a general understanding of the concepts and phenomena relevant to modern optics and photonics, and prepares the student for more advanced and specialised treatments of the topics.


    The course walks the student through the basics of electromagnetic waves, light polarization, interference and diffraction, optical coherence, light-matter interaction and the principles of lasers. It includes 11 weeks of online lectures (in Zoom), 10 weeks of home exercise rounds and exercise sessions (also in Zoom), and a final home exam.