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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Assessment Method: Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60% Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40% Continuous Assessment: 40%
Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
English English
Soft-skills: Soft-skills:
CS2, CTPS3, TS1, LS1, EM1 CS2, CTPS3, LL2, EM1

References: References:
1. W. T. Silfvast, Laser Fundamentals 2nd ed. (Cambridge University 1. S. O. Kasap, Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles & Practices
Press, 2004) (Pearson Education, 2013)
2. F.L. Pedrotti, L.M. Pedrotti, & L.S. Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics, 2. G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill
3rd ed. (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007) Book Co., 2000)
3. J. T. Verdeyen, Laser Electronics 3rd ed. (Prentice Hall, 1994) 3. J. Piprek, Optoelectronic Devices (Academic Press, 2013)
4. K. F. Renk, Basics of Laser Physics, (Springer, 2012) 4. S. C. Gupta, Optoelectronics Devices and Systems, 2nd Ed. (PHI
5. G. R. Fowles, Introduction to Modern Optics, 2nd Ed. (Courier, Learning, 2014)
2012)
6. C. B. Hitz, J. J. Ewing, J. Hecht, Introduction to Laser Technology, SIF2014 COSMOLOGY AND GENERAL RELATIVITY (3 CREDITS)
4th ed. (Wiley, 2012)
Formalism of tensors, General Relativity, Black Holes, Gravitational
SIF2013 PHOTONICS (3 CREDITS) Waves, Cosmology.

Basics of optical fibre waveguides; Total internal reflection; Acceptance Assessment Method:
angle and Numerical aperture; Skew rays; Electromagnetic mode theory Final Examination: 60%
for optical propagation in guided medium; Modes in a planar waveguide; Continuous Assessment: 40%
Phase and group velocity; Phase shift with total internal reflection and
evanescent field; Goos-Haenchen shift; Multimode optical fibre; Single Medium of Instruction:
mode optical fibre; Transmission characteristics of optical fibre; English
Attenuation, Material absorption losses in silica glass fibre; Linear and
nonlinear scattering losses; Fibre bend loss; Mid-IR and Far-IR Soft-skills:
transmission in optical fibre; Chromatic and intermodal dispersion; CS2, CTPS3, LL2, EM1
Dispersion-modified single-mode fibres; Polarization and nonlinear
effects in optical fibres; Fabrication of optical fibres; Fibre and waveguide References:
amplifiers and lasers; Rare-earth doped fibre amplifiers; Raman and 1. An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, Andrew Liddle, 3rd Edition,
Brillouin fibre amplifiers; Waveguide amplifiers; Optical parametric Wiley (2015)
amplifiers; Cross-gain modulation wavelength converter; Cross-phase 2. Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology, Ta-Pei Cheng, 2nd Edition,
modulation wavelength converter; Cross-absorption modulation Oxford University Press (2010)
wavelength converter. 3. Gravitation and cosmology: principles and applications of the
general theory of relativity, Steven Weinberg, Wiley; 1 edition
Assessment Method: (1972)
Final Examination: 60% 4. Introduction to Cosmology, 4th Edition, Wliley (2015)
Continuous Assessment: 40% 5. Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology.
Oxford University Press (2015)
Medium of Instruction:
English SIF2015 ASTROPHYSICS (3 CREDITS)
Light and telescope, introduction to gravity, review on atom and spectra,
Soft-skills: interaction of light and matter, information from spectra
CS2, CTPS3, LL2 The sun : atmosphere, solar activity and nuclear fusion
The stars : properties of the stars; brightness, distances, masses, sizes,
References: nuclear processes, formation, stellar structure and evolution; birth and
1. J. M. Senior, Optical Fiber Communications (Pearson Education, death of the stars
2009) The Universe : Milky Way galaxy, galaxies
2. S.O. Kasap, Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Solar system : Origin of solar system, Earth
Practices (Pearson, 2013) Planetary system : Moon and Mercury, Venus and Mars; Jupiter and
3. A.R. Billings, Optics, optoelectronics, and photonics : engineering Saturn; Uranus, Neptune and Kuiper Belt, meteorites, asteroids and
principles and applications (Prentice Hall, 1993) comets
4. G. P. Agrawal, Fiber-optic communication Systems, 4th ed. (Wiley, Astronomical Tools : optical telescope, radio telescope and space
2012) telescope
5. B. E. A. Saleh, M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 2nd ed.
(Wiley, 2013) Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
SIF3006 OPTOELECTRONICS (3 CREDITS) Continuous Assessment: 40%
Nature of light; Optical interferometer; Dielectric mirror; Diffraction Medium of Instruction:
gratings; P-N junctions; Principles and characteristics of photodetectors; English
PIN and avalanche photodiodes; Photon counters; Single photon
detectors and Photo Multiplier Tube; Light emitting diodes; Soft-skills:
Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; CS2, CTPS3, LL2, EM1
Electro-optics effect; Acousto-optics effect; Pockels effect; Optical
modulators: Phase, polarization and amplitude; Bit rate and bandwidth; References:
Transmitter and receiver modules types for optical communications; 1. Michael Seeds and Dana Backman, Foundations of Astronomy,
Optical storage; Optical imaging (CCD and CMOS); Physics of Solar 12th edition Brooks/Cole (2013)
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