Module overview
Linked modules
ELEC2212 or ELEC2219 or ELEC2228
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Basic concepts governing lasers and optical amplification
- Use of photonics in communications applications
- Operation of active photonic devices (modulators and detectors)
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Complete a formal report on photonic component design
- Understand techniques for the fabrication and characterisation of active photonic devices
- Use theoretical techniques for the solution of photonic problems
- Design optical modulators in silicon technology using state of the art modelling tools
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply appropriate mathematical and software techniques to solve photonic problems
- Use knowledge of physics to understand the behaviour of active photonic devices
- Apply appropriate laboratory techniques to characterise active photonic device
- Understand the operation of active photonic devices
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Approach research into photonic devices
- Develop analytical approaches to understanding photonic devices
- Understand the operation of several photonic devices, physically and theoretically
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 30 |
Completion of assessment task | 14 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 14 |
Revision | 36 |
Wider reading or practice | 36 |
Specialist Laboratory | 6 |
Follow-up work | 14 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Bahaa E. A. Saleh and Malvin Carl Teich (2019). Fundamentals of Photonics. Wiley.
John M Senior (1992). Optical Fibre Communications: Principles and Practice. Prentice-Hall.
John Wilson and John Hawkes (1998). Opto-electronics: An introduction. Prentice-Hall.
Gines Lifante (2003). Integrated Photonics: Fundamentals.. Wiley.
L. Chrostowski (2015). Silicon Photonics Design: From Devices to Systems. Cambridge University Press.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Coursework is about the design of a carrier-based optical modulator in silicon. The technical labs consider characterisation of thermo-optic silicon modulators. The tutorial sessions will be used for in-class tests, feedback sessions and additional tutorials.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 75% |
Coursework | 15% |
Technical Laboratories | 10% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External