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Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, 7.5 credits

given by the Department of Physics.

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Contents

The course will provide a platform both for the selection of suitable devices for various applications in optoelectronics and optical communication and for the development of next generation devices. To achieve this, the course will emphasise the underlying physics as well as how performance is affected by device design and materials properties.

The course consists of two modules:

Exam, 6.5 credits
Laboratory wxercises, 1 credit

General information

Course codes: FYST96 (Science faculty), FFFN25 (LTH), FFFN25F (PhD)
Semester: spring
Study period: first
Level: second cycle
Language: English
Forms of teaching: lectures, laboratory sessions, exercises
Assessment: written examination
Previous course code, Science faculty: FYST50

Syllabus

Click below links to read the course syllabi on Lund University's central website:

Course literature

Fundamentals of Photonics, B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich, Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-1-119-50687-4
Lecture notes and handouts

Course coordinator

Dan Hessman, dan.hessman@ftf.lth.se

Schedule

The schedule for the course can be found on the schedule software TimeEdit:

Entry requirements

SCIENCE FACULTY

For admission to the course, knowledge is required equivalent to 90 credits in natural sciences, including knowledge equivalent to FYSC23 Solid State Physics, 7.5 credits and English 6/B.

LTH

Assumed prior knowledge: Basic semiconductor physics equivalent to Solid State Physics (FFFF05), Electronic Materials (FFFF01) or Physics of Devices (ESSF20).

Application

SCIENCE FACULTY

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LTH

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DOCTORAL STUDIES

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Updated 2025-09-24.

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