Course Catalog 2007-2008

FYS-6606 PHOTONICS, 5 cr
Photonics

Courses persons responsible
Oleg Okhotnikov

Lecturers
Oleg Okhotnikov

Language of Instruction
English

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week 2 h/week - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week 2 h/week - - -
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Introduction to basics of photonics: lasers, common and tunable lasers, optical amplifiers, optical resonators, semiconductors and fiber lasers, principle of pulse generation, optical receivers and fiber optics.

Requirements for completing the course
Pakolliset laskuharjoitukset ja tentti

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exercises and examination

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Fundamentals of Photonics Saleh, Teich     Wiley, New York, 1991 No   

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    FYS-1400 FYS-1400 Optics 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Kurssi luennoidaan englanniksi ja materiaali on englanninkielistä.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 42
    Exercises 70
    Total sum 112

    Additional information related to course
    Kurssi luennoidaan englanniksi ja materiaali on englanninkielistä.

    Correspondence of content
    72135 Photonics

    Last modified 01.03.2007
    Modified byLasse Orsila