Course Catalog 2014-2015
International

Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

|Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|    

Course Catalog 2014-2015

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
Lectures
Excercises
  4 h/week
 2 h/week
 +4 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

  		FYS-6606 2014-01 Tuesday 10 - 12 , SJ212A
Wednesday 14 - 16 , SJ212A

Requirements

Pakolliset laskuharjoitukset ja tentti.

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     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

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       No    English  
Lecture slides     Tapio Niemi         No    English  
Other online content           Timely research reports, journal articles   No    English  

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
FYS-6606 Photonics, 5 cr FYS-6606 Photonics, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
FYS-6606 2014-01 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.        

Last modified09.03.2014