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MCC045 - Fundamentals of photonics
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| Syllabus adopted 2017-02-13 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
| Owner: MPWPS |
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7,5 Credits |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Fail |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics
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Department: 59 - MICROTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCE
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Teaching language: English
Open for exchange students
Block schedule:
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Grading: TH |
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12 Mar 2018 pm M, |
07 Jun 2018 pm M, |
21 Aug 2018 pm M |
In programs
MPNAT NANOTECHNOLOGY, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPWPS WIRELESS, PHOTONICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory)
MPEES EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DESIGN, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPCOM COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
Examiner:
Professor
Magnus Karlsson
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Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a second cycle course the applicant needs to fulfil the general and specific entry requirements of the programme that owns the course. (If the second cycle course is owned by a first cycle programme, second cycle entry requirements apply.)
Exemption from the eligibility requirement:
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling these requirements.
Course specific prerequisites
Basic knowledge of physics, electromagnetic fields, and numerical work with MATLAB software.
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide the student with an up to date knowledge of concepts and techniques used in modern photonics. Different physical models for light propagation are discussed, and they are implemented using modern numerical methods. A wide area of optical phenomena and applications, from magnifying glasses and blackbody radiation, to lasers and the blue-ray readout head, is covered. The focus is on width rather than depth, which makes the course a good background for further in-depth studies in the field of photonics.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
1. distinguish the four theories/models of light and apply the appropriate theory for a given optical problem
2. implement the different models as numerical functions, written in Matlab by the student and apply the code to perform numerical simulations of various optical systems
3. discuss and apply the theory of interaction of light with matter
4. describe qualitatively and quantitatively the generation of light by lasers; the transmission of light by Gaussian beams, diffraction, imaging, and optical fibers; and the manipulation of light by the use of electro-optic and non-linear optical effects
5. collect and evaluate experimental data in a photonics laboratory while taking into account laser safety
6. identify ethical issues in the area of photonics (and/or related areas) and discuss methods to deal with them, based on a basic theoretical framework.
Content
A. ray optics, wave optics,
B. beam optics, optical resonators,
C. Fourier optics, diffraction, image formation, holography,
D. electromagnetic optics, polarization, birefringence,
E. optical waveguides and fibers,
F. electro-optics, non-linear optics,
G. coherence, photon-atom interaction, amplifiers and lasers
Organisation
active lectures
exercise tutorials
numerical tutorials
numerical home assignments
laboratory exercises
laser safety home assignment
ethics seminars
ethics home assignments
Literature
B.E.A. Saleh and M.C. Teich: Fundamentals of Photonics, 2nd ed., 2007, Wiley.
Examination
Written exam, pass on all obligatory assignments, active participation in laboratory exercises and ethics seminars.