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COURSE PRO FORMA

Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic References/Teaching Mate-
rials/Equipment

1 Introduction to integrated optical waveguides and devices. MAIN REFERENCES

2 Integrated optical devices – categories and functions. MAIN REFERENCES

3 Materials for optical devices – types, advantages, and disad- MAIN REFERENCES
vantages.

4 Fabrication method for silica-based optical samples. MAIN REFERENCES

5 Channel definition techniques for silica-based devices. MAIN REFERENCES

6 Characterisation of optical devices. MAIN REFERENCES

7 Theoretical analysis of optical waveguides. MAIN REFERENCES

8 Simulation tools for optical waveguide analysis and design. MAIN REFERENCES

9 Simulation of modes in optical waveguides. MAIN REFERENCES

10 Advances in research 1: Direct writing. MAIN REFERENCES

11 Advances in research 2: X-couplers. MAIN REFERENCES

12 Advances in research 3: Bragg-based sensors. MAIN REFERENCES

13 Advances in research 4: Bragg-based sensors 2. MAIN REFERENCES

14 Advances in research 5: The Flat Fibre. MAIN REFERENCES

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