PHYS527 OPTOELECTRONICS
| Course Code: | 2300527 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Once in several years. |
Course Objectives
Understand basic laws and phenomena in the area of Photonics, with emphasis in Optoelectronics and Lasers
Understand the behavior of light from different sources in various media
Understans the wave and particle nature of light and how it applied to detection techniques
Understand the non-linear nature of laser light and how it is utilized in various industrial applications
Course Content
Principles of quantum optics; optoelectronic materials; rare-earth-doped silica fiber lasers; cw performance of fiber optics; Q-switching of optical fiber lasers; digital optics; atmospheric and intersattelite optical communications; thermal imaging; ring laser gyro.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Explain fundamental interactions between light and materials
2. Understand the fundamental properties of light which shape optoelectronic systems
3. Understand different types of lasers and how they are implemeted
4. Understand limits of optical detection as a function of light frequency
5. Understand the non-linear nature of light-matter interactions and its consequences
6. Have a clear-understanding and knowledge of real-world examples for all fundamental physics intercations and outcomes taught
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution