Course: Optical Waveguides and Resonators

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Course title Optical Waveguides and Resonators
Course code OPT/ORV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slodička Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Podhora Lukáš, Mgr.
Course content
Cavity resonator: ideal cavity resonator, theory of cavity resonators, modes a their properties. Dielectric resonators, theory, modes and their properties. Type of optical resonators. Gauss beam and its transformation. Waveguided structures: mirror and dielectric, plannar and cylinder symmetry. Theory of plannar waveguide, disperzion and losses. Theory of coupled modes. Optical fibers, their theory.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Give information about description of optical resonators and waveguides.
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of a theory of electromagnetic field and wave optics to the extent of a basic course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Knowledge in the extension of the lecture.
Recommended literature
  • Amnon Yariv. (1997). Optical Electronics in Modern Communications. New York.
  • Bahaa E. A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich. (1991). Fundamentals of Photonics. New Jersey.
  • C. Yeh, F. Shimabukoro. (2008). The essence of dielectric waveguides.
  • Hermann A. Haus. Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics. New Jersey. 1984.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2019) Category: Physics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter