ECTS - Modern Applied Optics
Modern Applied Optics (PHYS517) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Modern Applied Optics | PHYS517 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Technical Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to review the basics of the nature of light and give the concepts of the linear and nonlinear optics and to give the students the fundamental principles of modern and quantum optics. The fundamentals of LASERS and LEDs as well their applications in science and engineering will be the next topics. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Historical mile stones of light and optics, Newton?s light particles, Huygens? light waves, Planck?s and Einstein?s hypothesis of light quanta, basics of the classical description of light, quantum mechanical understanding of light (Quantum Optics), light detectors, light absorption, introduction to lasers, stimulated emission,population inversion |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Nature of Light, Historical Background | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 2 | Rewiew of the basic principles of modern optics | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 3 | Review of Fundamentals of quantum optics, Planck’s and Einstein’s hypothesis on Qunatization of light and its energy | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 4 | Maxwell’s equations and wave optics; dual nature of light | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 5 | Absorption of light, detection of light; sensors | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 6 | Introduction to lasers: spontaneous emission and absoprtion | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 7 | Stimulated Emission and lasing effect | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Review the lecture notes of weeks 1-7 |
| 9 | Laser resonators | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 10 | Properties of laser light | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 11 | Some Applications of laser in science and engineering | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 12 | Introduction to semiconductor lasers and LEDs | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 13 | Characteristic properties of LEDs and LEDs as white light source | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 14 | Some applications of LEDs and introduction to fiber optics | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 15 | Fiber Optics | Review lecture notes and given chapters in text book and reference books |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | Review all lecture notes |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Fundamentals of Photonics, 2nd Edition, By Bahaa E. A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich, Wiley, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-471-35832-9 |
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| Other Sources | 2. 1) LASERS AND OPTOELECTRONİCS, Fundamentals, Devices and Applications By ANIL K. MAINI, WileyISBN 978-1-118-68894-6 |
| 3. 2) The Light Fantastic, A Modern Introduction to Classical and Quantum Optics, Ian Kenyon, Oxford University Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-856646-5 (Pbk) | |
| 4. 3) Introduction to Quantum Optics, Harry Paul, German Edition © B. G. Teubner GmbH, Stuttgart/Leipzig/Wiesbaden, 1999, English Translation © Cambridge University Press 2004, ISBN 0521 83 563 1 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring core knowledge of theoretical and mathematical physics together with their research methodologies. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gaining a solid understanding of the physical universe together with the laws governing it. | X | ||||
| 3 | Developing a working research skill and strategies of problem solving skills in theoretical, experimental, and/or simulation physics. | X | ||||
| 4 | Developing and maintaining a positive attitude toward critical questioning, creative thinking, and formulating new ideas both conceptually and mathematically. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to sense, identify, and handle the problems in theoretical, experimental, or applied physics, or in real-life industrial problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | Ability to apply the accumulated knowledge in constructing mathematical models, determining a strategy for its solution, making necessary and appropriate approximations, evaluating and assessing the correctness and reliability of the procured solution. | X | ||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate and discuss physical concepts, processes, and the newly obtained results with the colleagues all around the world both verbally and in written form as proceedings and research papers. | X | ||||
| 8 | Reaching and excelling an advanced level of knowledge and skills in one or more of the disciplines offered. | X | ||||
| 9 | An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge. | X | ||||
| 10 | An ability to make methodological scientific research. | X | ||||
| 11 | An ability to use existing physics knowledge to analyze, to determine a methodology of solution (theoretical/mathematical/experimental) and to solve a problem. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||