Course description
This postgraduate course covers the topics of the book Fundamentals of Photonics,
B.E.A. Saleh and M.C. Teich, 2 ed. (John Wiley & Sons) concerning Optical Information Processing:
• Beam
optics
•
Fourier optics
•
Guided-wave optics
• Acousto-optics
•
Electro-optics
•
Ultrafast optics
•
Interconnects and switches
Each
week, the attendants (1) participate in a one-hour
lecture given by the teacher and a one-hour exercise session, (2) read 20-30
pages of the book and solve 4 related exercises at home, (3) explain 2 exercise
solutions per student in the classroom, and (4) evaluate the given
presentations. At the end of the course, the attendants pass the exam. A detailed schedule is attached. The lectures and exercises sessions are to be held in Zoom.
