Introduction to guided wave optics, light propagation and transmission in waveguides, integrated ptics, acousto-optics, electro-optics, nonlinear optics. Aims: to form the modern electronics engineer to deal with design and realization of devices and components for optical signal transmission and processing in waveguides as well as by means of interactions with light, electric/magnetic fields, acoustic waves.
teacher profile teaching materials
- Electro-optic effect: introduction, polarization and amplitude modulation, phase modulation, longitudinal and transverse modulation.
- Acousto-optic effect: introduction, Raman-Nath and Bragg regimes, acousto-optic modulation and deflection, acousto-optic isolators.
- Integrated optics: planar waveguides and ray-propagation, eigenwaves and eigenvalues, TE and TM dispersion relations, channel waveguides, coupling. Coupled-mode theory. The coherent coupler. The integrated optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer and modulator. Co- and counter-propagating modes, Bragg reflection.
- Introduction to quadratic nonlinear optics: phenomena, coupled equations, second-harmonic generationa, phase-matching.
- Introduction to cubic Kerr-like nonlinear optics: phenomena, nonlinear refraction, self-effects.
Programme
- Elements on light propagation in anisotropic crystals : principal axes, index ellipsoid, ordinary and extraordinary waves, birefringence.- Electro-optic effect: introduction, polarization and amplitude modulation, phase modulation, longitudinal and transverse modulation.
- Acousto-optic effect: introduction, Raman-Nath and Bragg regimes, acousto-optic modulation and deflection, acousto-optic isolators.
- Integrated optics: planar waveguides and ray-propagation, eigenwaves and eigenvalues, TE and TM dispersion relations, channel waveguides, coupling. Coupled-mode theory. The coherent coupler. The integrated optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer and modulator. Co- and counter-propagating modes, Bragg reflection.
- Introduction to quadratic nonlinear optics: phenomena, coupled equations, second-harmonic generationa, phase-matching.
- Introduction to cubic Kerr-like nonlinear optics: phenomena, nonlinear refraction, self-effects.
Core Documentation
Notes from the teacherReference Bibliography
Saleh and Teich, Fundamental of Photonics, Wiley Interscience