This course will cover the basics of contemporary photonic waveguiding including linear and non-linear guidance and associated phenomena such as solitons, 4-wave mixing, second harmonic generation & optical switching, optical fibres & waveguides, light-processing devices such as splitters, Bragg gratings, wavelength multiplexers & interferometers, optical materials & processing, optical amplifiers, photonic bandgap phenomena and nanophotonics.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Describe non-linear phenomena in optical fibres and other contemporary photonics effects2. Quantify the above.
Indicative Assessment
Assessment will be based on:
- Assignments (40%; LO 1-2)
- Examination (60%; LO 1-2)
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Workload
30 lectures, 6 tutorials, 20 hours of laboratory sessions
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $3444 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4590 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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