PhD Course – Advanced photonic devices journal club
Overall Course Objectives
To provide the participant with knowledge about the latest research within optoelectronics and photonic integrated circuits and to practice scientific discussions and presentations
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Learning Objectives
- Give an overview of contemporary research topics in photonic devices including fabrication, theory and experiments
- Be able to perform an independent literature search and identify important papers.
- Be able to critically assess a scientific article
- Use presentations to explain the content of a complex scientific paper.
- Be able to present scientific results orally in a clear and comprehensible fashion
- Be able to discuss key concepts in photonic devices at a high academic level
- Be able to present their own projects to their peers
- Be able to explain the scope of journals within their field
Course Content
The course consists of presentations and discussions of scientific articles within photonics devices and related topics, cf. the list of keywords below. The students takes turns in presenting the main results of a chosen paper using a computer presentation. Presentations may include electrical, optical and thermal design of the devices and the working principle. In addition, the fabrication methods, applications and competing technologies may be included where appropriate.
Recommended prerequisites
Basic knowledge of semiconductors and optics
Teaching Method
Seminar. The participants present journal papers addressing new research within photonics components
Faculty
Limited number of seats
Minimum: 5.
Please be aware that this course will only be held if the required minimum number of participants is met. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether the course will be held.