Advanced Photonics (PHYS518) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Advanced Photonics PHYS518 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Ramazan Aydin
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to review the basics of - Guided-Wave Optics and Fiber Optics, - Total Internal Reflection, - Photons in Semiconductors, - Semiconductor Laser Sources, - Semiconductor Photon Detectors, - Electro-Optics, - Fiber optics; optical fiber wavequides, electromagnetic mode theory for optical propagation and transmission characteristics of optical fibers and single mode fibers.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ability to solve advanced photonics problems and doing research using quantum optics and related topics and techniques
  • Ability to examine fundamental science and engineering topics and propose research projects by using the interaction of photon and matter
  • To have detailed fundamental and technical knowledge on the semiconductor LASER and LED topics
  • Ability to do research regarding the matter and environment using the photonics techniques
  • Ability to give scientific proposals on the direct or indirect applications of the result of scientific researches performed using quantum optics methods, and to design projects on photonics
Course Content Guided-wave optics and fiber optics, total internal reflection, photons in semiconductors, semiconductor laser sources, semiconductor laser amplifiers, semiconductor injection lasers, semiconductor photon detectors, photoconductors and photodiods, electro-optics and its applications, electro-optics of liquid crystals and anisoptopic media, photore

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Historical Background -
2 Rewiew of the basic principles of modern optics Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books
3 Review of Fundamentals of quantum optics; Total internal reflection Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and reference books
4 Semiconductors and photons Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and reference books
5 Semiconductor lasers and applications Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and reference books
6 Electro-optics of liquid crystals, photorefractive materials Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books
7 Quided-wave optics Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books
8 Midterm Exam Review the lecture notes of weeks 1-7
9 Optical fiber wavequides Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and ref. books
10 Electromagnetic mode theory for optical propagation Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and ref. books
11 Single mode fibersTransmission characteristics of optical fibers Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and ref. books
12 Multimode fibers and applications Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and ref. books
13 Optical fibers and cables Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and ref. books
14 Scientific and technical applications of optical fibers Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and reference books
15 Scientific and technical applications of optical fibers Review lecture notes and related chapters in text book and reference books
16 Final

Sources

Course Book 1. LASERS AND OPTOELECTRONİCS Fundamentals, Devices and Applications by ANIL K. MAINI Wiley ISBN 978-1-118-68894-6
Other Sources 2. Optical Fiber Communications Principles and Practice by J. M. Senior Prentice Hall, International Series in Optoelectronics ISBN 0-13-635426-2
3. The Light Fantastic, A Modern Introduction to Classical and Quantum Optics, by Ian Kenyon Oxford University Press 2008 ISBN 978-0-19-856646-5 (Pbk)
4. Introduction to Quantum Optics By Harry Paul German Edition © B. G. Teubner GmbH, Stuttgart/Leipzig/Wiesbaden, 1999 English Translation © Cambridge University Press 2004 ISBN 0521 83 563 1

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 10 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 12 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring core knowledge of theoretical and mathematical physics together with their research methodologies. X
2 Gaining a solid understanding of the physical universe together with the laws governing it. X
3 Developing a working research skill and strategies of problem solving skills in theoretical, experimental, and/or simulation physics. X
4 Developing and maintaining a positive attitude toward critical questioning, creative thinking, and formulating new ideas both conceptually and mathematically. X
5 Ability to sense, identify, and handle the problems in theoretical, experimental, or applied physics, or in real-life industrial problems. X
6 Ability to apply the accumulated knowledge in constructing mathematical models, determining a strategy for its solution, making necessary and appropriate approximations, evaluating and assessing the correctness and reliability of the procured solution. X
7 Ability to communicate and discuss physical concepts, processes, and the newly obtained results with the colleagues all around the world both verbally and in written form as proceedings and research papers. X
8 Reaching and excelling an advanced level of knowledge and skills in one or more of the disciplines offered. X
9 An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge. X
10 An ability to make methodological scientific research. X
11 An ability to use existing physics knowledge to analyze, to determine a methodology of solution (theoretical/mathematical/experimental) and to solve a problem. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 10 2 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 126