- Optical Amplifiers
- Silicon Photonics
- Plasmon based Nanophotonics
- Emerging Areas in Photonics
- Numerical Methods - FDTD & FEM, CAD
- Semiconductor Lasers
- Optoelectronic Integration
FIO3655 Photonics 7.5 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2021
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus FIO3655 (Autumn 2011–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After the course the students should have:
In depth knowledge of optical communication devices and the related technological issues, including: photonic integrated circuits, optical amplifiers, semiconductor lasers, and optoelectronic integration techniques.
Introductory knowledge of plasmonics.
Overview of recent progress in nanophotonics.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Enrolled PhD Student
Recommended prerequisites
Basic knowledge on electromagnetic theory, optics, and solid-state physics.
Equipment
Literature
Saleh & Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 2nd edition. Other course material includes lecture notes and lab instructions. Some relevant chapters of the following reference books can also be helpful: Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Mayer, Plasmonics : Fundamentals and Applications.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
- Assignments, 3.5 credits, grade scale: P/F
- Examination, 4.0 credits, grade scale: P/F
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.