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Courses » Introduction to Photonics

Introduction to Photonics

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Introductory course in photonics leading to more advanced courses such as Lasers, Optical Communications, Optical Sensors and Photonics Integrated Circuits. The learning objectives are: (1) Learn the fundamental principles of photonics and light-matter interactions, (2) Develop the ability to formulate problems related to photonic structures/processes and analyze them, and (3) Understand processes that help to manipulate the fundamental properties of light.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Third or Final year BE/BTech, First year ME/MTech/MS/PhD

CORE/ELECTIVE: Core/Elective

UG/PG: UG/PG

PREREQUISITES: Basic knowledge in Electromagnetics is preferred

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Sterlite Technologies, NeST Photonics, Tejas Networks, Vinvish Technologies, BEL, CGCRI, RRCAT, DRDO – LASTEC/IRDE/CHESS,

2705 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:



Balaji Srinivasan obtained his Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of New Mexico, USA. He subsequently worked as a Senior Development Scientist at Corning Incorporated, USA, where he led technology development efforts related to 3D Optical Cross-connects and Channel Selectable Tunable Filters. Since 2004 he has been with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras as a faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering, presently as Professor. Balaji’s research interests span the development of active and passive optical components / subsystems for fiber lasers and distributed fiber optic sensors. Balaji has co-authored more than 130 journal and international conference publications. He also has seven patents to his credit. He has successfully executed or currently investigating 24 research projects worth over INR 17 Crores (USD 2.6M) of funding, resulting in the development of 6 technologies, 3 of which have been successfully transferred to industry for commercialization.

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week

Lessons/Topics

 

Light Characteristics

1

Science of light – evolution, ray/wave/statistical/quantum optics 

2

Wave phenomena – Interference, Diffraction

3

Statistical properties of light - Coherence

4

What are photons? Photon properties - energy, flux, statistics

 

Generation/Detection of Photons

5

Interaction of photons with atoms

6

Light amplification

7

Laser fundamentals

8

Semiconductor junction characteristics

9

Semiconductor light sources

10

Semiconductor light detectors

 

Photon Manipulation

11

Interaction of light with RF and acoustic waves

12

Nonlinear optics


SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

Fundamentals of Photonics, Saleh & Teich.   
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date and Time of Exams: April 27 2019(Saturday).  Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of  Best 8 out of 12 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IITMadras.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.