Photonic Technology

Course Information
TitleΦωτονική Τεχνολογία / Photonic Technology
Code126
FacultyEngineering
SchoolElectrical and Computer Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorEmmanouil Kriezis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600001091

Programme of Study: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Registered students: 6
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
ELECTRICAL ENERGYElective Courses954
ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGElective Courses954
TELECOMMUNICATIONSElective Courses954

Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600169805
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Elements of Optical Communications and propagation of electromagnetic waves
Learning Outcomes
1. Fabry-Perot optical resonators 2. Detailed analysis of optical multilayer structures 3. Detailed understanding of basic blocks, such as directional coupler, Bragg gratings, Mach-Zehnder Interferometers, switches 4. Electro-optic effect 5. General understanding of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) technology 6. Elements of optical amplifiers (EDFA, SOA)
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Work autonomously
Course Content (Syllabus)
Optical resonators and Fabry -Perot cavities. Multi-layer structures. Optical filters. Light propagation in crystals. Co-direction and contra-directional coupling - mathematical framework of coupled-mode theory. Coupled mode devices. Control of optical guided waves. Electro-optic effect, phase modulators, optical switches. Integrated optical/photonic devices and circuits. Interferometers. Diffraction gratings and free-space optical devices, MUX/DEMUX. Materials for optical integrated circuits and fabrication techniques. Optical amplifiers: Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA) Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA).
Keywords
Optical resonators, optical switches, optical integrated circuits, optical amplifiers
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures541.8
Tutorial270.9
Project301
Exams90.3
Total1204
Student Assessment
Description
Written examination (180 min). Assessment of optional projects.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
B. Saleh, M. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, Wiley-Interscience, 2nd edition, 2007
Additional bibliography for study
Υπάρχουν διαθέσιμες σημειώσεις του διδάσκοντα, οι οποίες διανέμονται σε ηλεκτρονική μoρφή: Κριεζής Εμμανουήλ Ε., Φωτονική Τεχνολογία, σελίδες 150. Επίσης υπάρχουν ηλεκτρονικά συγγράμματα (στην αγγλική) που προτείνονται από το διδάσκοντα και μπορούν οι φοιτητές να έχουν πρόσβαση μέσω του HEAL-link. Ενδεικτικά αναφέρονται οι παρακάτω τίτλοι: 1. Georg A. Reider, Photonics: An Introduction, Springer, 2016 2. Vittorio Degiorgio and Ilaria Cristiani, Photonics: A Short Course, Springer, 2016 3. Cheng-Chung Lee (Ed.), The Current Trends of Optics and Photonics, Springer, 2018
Last Update
06-02-2021