Module S2.6 - Fiber Optics

Lecturer:

Prof. Dr. Marcus Schmidt

Dates:

• Lectures: Friday 12:15-13:45 (ACP Auditorium)
• Seminars: Friday 14:15-15:45 (ACP SR1)

No lectures on:      

11.5. (day after Himmelfahrt), 29.6. (dies academicus)

Lecture material:

•  There is no fully script, but a one-page summary after each chapter
• You need to write down things to get the details
• The summaries will be handed out during the exersizes
• Please ask questions during the lecture or the exercises

 Exercises:

• Exercises happen every two weeks in two groups
  • Group 1 : 27.4., 11.5., 25.5., 8.6., 22.6.
  • Group 2: 4.5., 18.5., 1.6., 15.6., one date needs to be discussed with tutor
• Details: Fridays, 14:00-16:00, SR1, ACP
• Exercises (homework) will be handed out during the regular lecture. Students can present their calculations during exercises and discuss lecture-related problems with the tutor.

 Completing this lecture successfully (getting ECTS points) requires:

• Presenting at least one time the results of your homework during the exercises on the blackboard
• Successful written examination at the end of the lecture time
  • Date of exam: 13.7., 12:30-14:00 (last lecture event)

Labtour Schmidt group: 20 April after the lecture (about 1-1.5 hours, starting at around 2pm in room 47 in IPHT)

 Literature:

A. Snyder and J. D. Love , Optical Waveguide Theory

G. P. Agrawal, Lightwave Technology  

C. Yeh, The Essence of Dielectric Waveguides

Lecture content (chapters):

1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of Fiber and Waveguide Optics
3. Materials
4. Types of Fibers
5. Applications