The following courses from the Master program are advised for students wo would like to do a master thesis projects in the PHI group. There are core courses (15 ECTS in total), Specialisation courses (10 ECTS in total) and Electives (30 ECTS in total). The courses indicated as Electives in the list below are suggestions from the possibilities within EE. These can be changed to match a specific Master鈥檚 thesis subject.
Courses
Advised courses for photonics | Code | Course name - nr of ECTS Contact person | Q | Comment |
Core courses advised | Semiconductor Physics and Materials 5 ECTS Contact person: Eugenio Cantatore | Q1 |
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| Numerical methods in electrical engineering 5 ECTS | Q1 |
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| Classical and Modern Physics 5 ECTS | Q1 | Can be used as elective or core course | |
| Modelling dynamics 5 ECTS Contact person: prof. dr. S Weiland | Q1 | Can be used as elective of core course Of interest to students who will want to study e.g. laser dynamics | |
| Statistical signal processing 5 ECTS Contact person: S. Turco | Q1 | Can be used as elective or as core course | |
Specialization courses | Photonic IC Design 5 ECTS Contact person: Xaveer Leijtens | Q2 |
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| Photonic Integration Technology and Characterization 5 ECTS Contact person: Yuqing Jiao | Q3 |
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Elective course possibilities | Seminar: optical interconnection networks 2.5 ECTS Contact person: prof. dr. K.A. Williams | Q1 |
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| RF transceivers 1: fundamentals 5 ECTS Contact person: dr. D. Milosevic | Q2 | RF circuit design at system level, useful knowledge for the lab. | |
| Optical fibre communication technology 5 ECTS Contact person: dr Nicola Calabretta | Q3 |
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| Microwave engineering and antennas 5ECTS Contact person: prof.dr.ir. A.B. Smolders | Q3 | Only advised for students who have not done in the Bachelor. | |
| RF transceivers 2: design 5 ECTS Contact person: prof.dr.ir. P.G.M. Baltus | Q3 | Important note! ' Advanced CMOS design' is a prerequisite for this course- this is in Q2 Circuit design on IC level | |
| Nanophotonics - 5 ECTS Contact person: dr. A. Gonz谩lez Curto | Q3 |
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| Semiconductor nanophysics 5 ECTS Contact person: Andrea Fiore | Q3 |
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| Fibre optic communication systems and networks 5 ECTS Contact person: prof.ir. A.M.J. Koonen | Q4 | Focus on short distance optical communication - video lectures | |
| Terahertz systems 5 ECTS Contact person: M. Matters - Kammerer | Q4 | On the physics, electronics and photonics of THz radiation or is useful background but essential. | |
| Novel concepts in environmental monitoring 2.5 ECTS Contact person: dr. H.J. W枚rtche | Q4 | This is on sensor networks including optical sensors (fiber sensors etc.) | |
| - | Electronics: Selected Topics 2.5 or 5 ECTS Contact person: any MSM staff member | Q1 to Q4 | Self-study of selected subject and small project assignment |