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)
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
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