Solid-state Optics - Study line

Solid-state Optics

The solid-state optics study line focuses on engineering of light propagation and interactions between light and matter including applications to the design and fabrication of photonic devices, photonic crystals and photonic metasurfaces. The applications are within optical solid state devices, nanophotonic devices, sensing and biomedicine. The area covers theory and simulations, fabrication, and characterization. Topics include lasers, microstructured fibers, photonic crystals, quantum photonics, terahertz radiation, plasmonics, and biosensing.

Polytechnic foundation courses (10 ECTS)

As described in the curriculum for the main program.

Program Specific Courses

A. Innovation competences

As described in the curriculum for the main program.

Programme specific core courses

B. Experimental competences

5 ECTS points among the following courses must be chosen (surplus points count as other programme specific courses or as elective courses):

10855	Advanced fabrication of micro- and nanostructures	10	point	Autumn E2 (Mon 13-17, Thurs 8-12) and Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17)
34553	Applied photovoltaics	5	point	June

Programme specific core courses

C. Numerical competences

5 ECTS points among the following courses must be chosen (surplus points count as other programme specific courses or as elective courses):

10350	Numerical studies in physics	5	point	August
34053	Numerical methods in photonics	5	point	Spring F2A (Mon 13-17)

Programme specific core courses

D. Theoretical competences

5 ECTS points among the following courses must be chosen (surplus points count as other programme specific courses or as elective courses):

34032	Optical properties of solids	5	point	Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17)
34051	Nanophotonics	10	point	Spring F1 (Mon 8-12, Thurs 13-17)

Other programme specific courses

Must add up to at least 45 ECTS together with the programme specific core courses

10380	Quantum Optics	10	point	Spring F4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12)
10871	Advanced design and simulation of solar cells	5	point	June
22511	Biomedical optics	5	point	Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17)
22512	Optical biosensors	5	point	Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12)
34034	Lasers and photonic systems	5	point	Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12)
34041	Waveguide optics	5	point	Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
34042	Quantum photonic communication	5	point	Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12)
34046	Experimental methods in photonics	5	point	January
34052	Nonlinear optics	10	point	Autumn E3 (Tues 8-12, Fri 13-17)
34060	Ultrafast optics: fundamentals and applications	5	point	Spring F4A (Tues 13-17)
34061	Optical measurement methods and signal analysis	5	point	Spring F5B (Wed 13-17)
34153	Physical concepts in optical communication	5	point	Spring F3A (Tues 8-12)
34269	Computational imaging and spectroscopy	5	point	July
34430	Introduction to biophotonics	5	point	Spring F5A (Wed 8-12)
34440	Novel optical fibers in life sciences	5	point	Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)
34451	Nonlinear mathematical physics	5	point	Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17)
34539	Design, fabrication and characterization of optical planar waveguide components	5	point	June
34540	Light emitting diodes and photovoltaics for energy applications	5	point	Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)
34551	Thin film photovoltaics	5	point	January
34552	Photovoltaic systems	5	point	Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12)