Optical Thin Films and Waveguides, 5 cr

Core content

• Electromagnetic waves at interfaces,
  
• Transfer-matrix method
  
• Optical thin films and components enabled by multilayer films
• Properties of guided waves.
  
• Metal waveguide, dielectric slab waveguide, optical fiber and surface-plasmon polariton.
• Coupled-mode theory
  
• Distributed feedback, fiber Bragg gratings, directional coupler
• Photonic integration. Components and systems enabled by waveguides and integrated structures.

Complementary knowledge

• Matlab scripting and problem solving.
• Numerical analysis of multilayer thin films.
• Numerical analysis of dielectric waveguides and optical fibers.
• Numerical analysis of components based on the coupled-mode theory.
• Materials for photonic integration.

Specialist knowledge

• Visualization of fields in complex components and multilayers.
• Optimization of thin-film structures for specific application.
• Various applications of the wide selection of waveguide structures and materials.
• Understanding physics of periodic structures and formation of photonic bandgaps.
• Knowledge of fabrication technology and fabless fabrication concepts.