6 EC
Semester 2, periode 4
5092PLKE6Y
Eigenaar | Bachelor Natuur- en Sterrenkunde (joint degree) |
Coördinator | B.I. Avci |
Onderdeel van | Bachelor Natuur- en Sterrenkunde (joint degree), jaar 2 |
Photonics is the technology of generating, controlling, and detecting light waves and photons. This course provides students with a working knowledge of optical physics, including diffraction and Gaussian optics, integrated optics, laser physics and photonics. It also provides a basis for further study in optics and photonics in medical applications. Content will include: review of ray and wave optics along with electromagnetic wave propagation in isotropic media, integrated waveguides (photonic circuits on a chip), optical fibres, microstructured optical fibres, fibre Bragg gratings, fibre sensors, optical materials, photonic crystals, Fresnel-Kirchhoff integral and diffraction, Fourier optics, and different optical modulation techniques including thermal, electro-optic, and acousto-optic effects. One case study will be carried out in order to get students more involved in real-life problems and learn how to apply their theoretical knowledge into the problem that they will choose by themselves. Finally, some real-life implementations of photonics in medical applications such as OCT, multi-photon microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, etc will be given. Simulation tool BeamProp, with simple examples will also be covered.
Lecture Schedule, by week
Week 1: |
Introduction and overview; course description and structure; review of ray optics, wave optics, Maxwell's equations in isotropic media. |
Week 2: |
Integrated Optics: Waveguides, some integrated optical functions, metamaterials, plasmonic devices. Simple finite element implementation of the optical waveguides, interferometers, couplers etc. |
Week 3: |
Optical fibers, microstructured optical fibres, fibre Bragg gratings, fibre sensors, optical materials, photonic crystals. Their implementation in medical applications. |
Week 4: |
Case study1: Students will define a real life problem. Then make a literature survey to find a method to solve it by using light. They will make a presentation, and later hand in their report. The detailed description will be given during the class. |
Week 5: |
Polarization, polarizers, and polarization control in photonics devices. |
Week 6: |
Brief review of Fresnel-Kirchhoff integral and diffraction, Fourier optics. |
Week 7: |
Examples of medical applications of photonics, i.e. OCT, multi-photon microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR etc. 1-hour lab tour will be arranged to see how such systems work in real. |
Textbook (not compulsory, a free online version is available)
(http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/homepage/?isbn=9780471213741 )
Recommended Readings
Students will first learn the theory of the photonics components, and later how they work and where they can use them. In the end of the course they will be able to explain the working principle of many components and equipment that work using light. During the case study, they will learn how to find a socially and scientifically relevant and important question. They will learn how to do literature survey, how to present their work, and how to report their findings.
Activiteit | Uren | |
Hoorcollege | 28 | |
Tentamen | 3 | |
Werkcollege | 28 | |
Zelfstudie | 109 | |
Totaal | 168 | (6 EC x 28 uur) |
During the case study, the students will learn how to prepare a presentation and present it in front of an audience. They will also hand in a report in the end which will help them to improve their writing skills. During choosing their project topic, they will learn how to use academic search tools, e.g. Google Scholar, to find the most relevant articles.
Aanwezigheidseisen opleiding (OER-B):
Aanvullende eisen voor dit vak:
Absence needs to be communicated to the course coordinator.
Onderdeel en weging | Details |
Eindcijfer | |
1 (100%) Tentamen |
Case study (30%)
10% for the idea
10% for the presentation
10% for the report
Final exam (70%)
The final exam will be comprised of two parts; close book (30%) and open book (40%).
The students will receive an announcement through CANVAS.
Students can sign up for an assessment session of their evaluated work in the final week of the course. A certain date and time will be announced through CANVAS.
There will be 4 assignments which will be handed in to the teacher the next week but they will not be graded.The teacher will give feedback to students by assessing these assignments. It is important to work on these assignments because similar questions will be asked during the final exam.
The case study will be made in a group of 2 persons. The workload will be shared equally among both students in every step of the case study.
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