Photonics - physics641
| Course | Photonics |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics641 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 3+1 | 6 | ST |
Preparation:
Form of Testing and Examination:
Examination written or oral (announced at the beginning of the module).
Prerequisite for participation in the exam: successful work within the exercises.
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: The lecture conveys the physical and technological foundations of laser-based photonics, and enables the students to practically apply their knowledge in research and development.
Contents of the Course:
Foundations: Advanced geometric and wave optics, Fourier optics;
Active and passive devices (Acoustooptics, electrooptics, detectors, imaging)
Advanced optics: Waveguides, Fibers; Photonic Crystals; Metamaterials; Resonators
Laser physics: Light-matter-interaction, principles, operation modes and properties
Nonlinear optics: Second- and third order processes, parametric oscillators, phase matching
Recommended Literature:
D. Meschede; Optics, Light and Lasers (Wiley-VCH, 3rd ed. 2017)
A. Yariv; Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications (Oxford Univ. Press 6th edition 2006)
B. Saleh, M. Teich; Fundamentals of Photonics (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1991)
C. Yeh; Applied Photonics (Academic Press, 1994)
R. Menzel; Photonics (Springer, Berlin 2001)