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Course Catalog 2012-2013
FYS-6606 Photonics, 5 cr |
Additional information
Kurssi luennoidaan englanniksi ja materiaali on englanninkielistä.
Lectured in english and the material is in english.
The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Tapio Niemi
Lessons
Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Pakolliset laskuharjoitukset ja tentti.
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning outcomes
Introduction to basics of photonics. Especially optoelectronics and nanophotonics. Layred optical structures, periodic structures, waveguides, micro-cavity components, photonic crystals
Content
Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
1. | Electromagnetic waves, transfer matrix formalism, waveguides | ||
2. | Periodic structures,photonic band gap, Bragg reflectors, microcavities, fabrication technology | ||
3. | Coupled-mode theory, directional coupling,distributed feedback, distributed feedback lasers, lasing threhold, fiber Bragg gratings | ||
4. | Photonic crystals, slow light, negative refraction |
Evaluation criteria for the course
Compulsory exercises and examination
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Study material
Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
Book | Photonics | Yariv, Amnon | 0-19-517946-3 | English | |||
Lecture slides | Tapio Niemi | English | |||||
Other online content | Timely research reports, journal articles | English |
Prerequisites
Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
FYS-5106 Optics II | Advisable | |
FYS-6106 Basic Semiconductor Technology | Advisable | |
FYS-6216 Semiconductor Physics I | Advisable |
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |
Introduction to basics of photonics. Introduction to theories and fabrication of optoelectronic and photonic components. Theory is presented as background information for periodic structures. Their various applications include distributed feedback lasers, microcavities, fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystals. Fabrication technology includes introduction to nanolithography. |