Photonic - Optical Devices
| Course Code: | Ε46 |
| Course Level: | Undergratuate |
| Obligatory/Elective: | Elective |
| Semester: | 8 |
| Division: | Division of Telecommunications |
| Group: | Group A |
| ECTS Credits: | 5 |
| Hours Per Week: | 4 |
| Website: | eclass.uowm.gr/courses/ICTE320/ |
| Language: | Greek |
| Content: | Basics of waveguiding, optical fibers and integrated (planar) waveguide structures. Attenuation, dispersion and nonlinear mechanisms in optical communications. Mode-coupling structures (directional couplers, tapers, periodic Bragg gratings, counter-propagating). Passive and tunable components (mirrors, tapers, Y-junctions, isolators & circulators, modulators, resonators, filters, routers, switches, multiplexes, arrayed-waveguide gratings). Active optical devices: sources (laser diodes and LEDs), receivers (detectors, photodiodes, noise), amplifiers (erbium-doped fibers, semiconductor). Synthesis of integrated photonic circuits. Areas with active research interest. Extra contents: • Educational laboratory kit of a full optical communication system (laser source, modulator, optical fiber, receiver/demodulator photodiode), to be demonstrated to students. • Introduction to scientific programming and use of specialized software for analysis and design of photonic and optical devices. |
| Learning Outcomes: | This course is an introduction to photonics while also covering fundamental optical principles. After successful completion of the course, the students will… • Comprehend the principles of waveguiding in optical structures • Break-down complex photonic/optical structures into the constituting components • Design and implement simple photonic components for telecom/datacom applications • Familiarize with methodologies for the design of advanced devices • Acquaintance with technologies for the fabrication of photonic/optical devices and associated challenges. • Identify photonic components and understand their role in optical communication systems. • Be able to explain to non-experts the relation of these technologies with society, economy, and human welfare, and identify opportunities and threats. |
| Pre-requirements: | None. However, knowledge from course “Electromagnetic waves” (5th semester) is essential. |
| Teaching Methods: | - |
| Validation: | Theory and Exercise Lectures (theory and exercises) Remote teaching when needed |
| Suggested Books: | - Recommended Book Resources: [1] Οπτοηλεκτρονική, Αλεξανδρής Α. [2] Εφαρμοσμένη Οπτική, 3η Έκδοση, Ζευγώλης Δ. [3] ΟΠΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΙΖΕΡ, M. Young [4] Οπτοηλεκτρονική, Νέα Βελτιωμένη, Singh Jasprit [5] Συστήματα Επικοινωνιών με Οπτικές Ίνες, Agrawal G. P. |