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Lecturer(s)
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Křepelka Jaromír, Ing. CSc.
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Course content
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Wave equation for monochromatic waves, its solution in planar mirror and dielectric waveguide, symmetric and asymmetric waveguide, modes TE and TM, mode structure, field structure, dispersion relation, group velocity, single-mode waveguides and their linear properties. Coupling between modes, coupling elements, switching. Waveguides with general profiles. Fibre optics, modes in radially symmetric systems, different types of fibres, structured fibres, step-index and grade-index fibres, attenuation and dispersion, mode dispersion. More complex elements of fibrous and nonlinear optics - splitters, izolators, atenuators, modulators.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to recall the propagation of electromagnetic waves solving Maxwell equations, to state basic physical properties of interaction between radiation and matter and to describe linear phenomena in layered systems and linear properties of optical waveguides.
Knowledge Identify measurable parameters of thin and/or thick films, describe a design of basic layered systems for interference filters using the analytical and numerical approach.
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Prerequisites
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Prior knowledge of the undergraduate physics, especially classical theory ofelectromagnetic field.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Knowledge of the course topics, ability to discuss about the course topics in wider contexts Passing the examination.
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Recommended literature
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Saleh, B.E.A., Teich, M.C. (1994). Základy fotoniky. Matfyzpress, Praha, sv. 3.
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Snyder, A.W., Love, J.D. (1983). Optical Waveguide Theory. Chapman & Hall, London.
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Yeh, P. (1988). Optical Waves in Layered Media. Wiley, New York.
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