EP 309 Photonics (Autumn 2017-18)
Instructor Name: Dinesh Kabra Course Type: Theory Pre-requisites: Informal: Basics of waves and optics and a little of Differential Equations. Formal: None Course Content: Guided Wave Optics, Fiber Optics, Resonator optics, Laser Amplifiers, Lasers, Photons in semiconductors, Semiconductor Photon sources and photon detectors. Other topics covered: Polarisation, liquid crystals etc. Books: Bahaa E.A. Saleh, Marvin C. Teich : Fundamentals of Photonics Lectures: Mostly Slides. Chilled out attendance policy, though the instructor expects a sizeable attendance and might give weighted assignments to ensure attendance. Assignments: Assignments given in slides, submissions in subsequent class. Difficulty: Fairly medium. Grading policy: Unsure. Exams and Grading: Midsem(45), Endsem(25), Quiz 1(15), NO quiz 2, assignments (15). Online material: The book covers the material pretty thoroughly. Advanced Follow-up Courses : EP410: Advanced Photonics. Sem...