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Introduction to Photonics

Prof. Balaji Srinivasan · IIT Madras

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About

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

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in Electromagnetics is preferred

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Introduction to Photonics YouTube
  2. Diffraction&Interference YouTube
  3. Tutorial on Ray Optics & Wave Optics YouTube
  4. Lab Demonstration :Diffractions & Interference YouTube

Week 2

  1. Interferometers YouTube
  2. Coherence YouTube
  3. Spatial & Temporal Coherence YouTube
  4. Tutorial on Wave Optics YouTube
  5. Lab Demonstration: Michelson Interferometer YouTube

Week 3

  1. Electromagnetic Optics YouTube
  2. Fiber Optics YouTube
  3. Photon Properties YouTube
  4. Lab Demonstration: Fiber modes, NA and MFD YouTube

Week 4

  1. Photon Optics YouTube
  2. Tutorial on Photon optics YouTube
  3. Photon interaction- 1 YouTube
  4. Photon interaction- 2 YouTube
  5. Lab Demonstration: Interaction of light with matter YouTube

Week 5

  1. Optical Amplification YouTube
  2. Three Level systems YouTube
  3. Four Level Systems YouTube

Week 6

  1. EDFA Introduction YouTube
  2. EDFA Tutorial YouTube
  3. Lasers Part - 01 YouTube
  4. Lab Demonstration: EDFA Characterization YouTube

Week 7

  1. Lasers part- 02 YouTube
  2. Lasers part- 03 YouTube
  3. Lasers part- 04 YouTube
  4. Lab Demonstration: Fiber Laser YouTube

Week 8

  1. Semiconductor light Source and detector- Band structure YouTube
  2. Semiconductor light Source and detector- Light emission YouTube
  3. Semiconductor light Source and detector LED Characteristics YouTube
  4. Semiconductor light Source and detector - Laser Characteristics YouTube
  5. Lab Demonstration: Semiconductor Sources YouTube

Week 9

  1. Semiconductor Detectors - 1 YouTube
  2. Semiconductor Detectors - 2 YouTube
  3. Semiconductor Detectors - 3 YouTube
  4. Semiconductor Detectors - 4 YouTube
  5. Lab Demonstration: Semiconductor Detectors YouTube

week 10

  1. Light manipulation-Mallus' Law YouTube
  2. Light manipulation-Birefringence YouTube
  3. Light manipulation-Faraday Rotation YouTube
  4. Lab Demonstration: Manipulation of Light Intensity & Polarization YouTube

week 11

  1. Non-linear optics-Pockels effect YouTube
  2. Non-linear optics-Kerr Effect YouTube
  3. Lab Demonstration: Manipulation of Light Electro Optic Modulator (EOM) YouTube

week 12

  1. Non-linear optics-stimulated Brillouin scattering YouTube
  2. Non-linear optics-stimulated Raman scattering YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Electrical Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Balaji Srinivasan
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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