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Photonics Devices

Fotonikai eszközök
A tantárgyleírás hatályossága
Hatályosság kezdete:
2026. March 21.
Hatályosság vége:
Subject name (Hungarian, English)
Fotonikai eszközök
Photonics Devices
Subject code BMEVIETMA13
Subject type
Training Level
Course types and hours (weekly/semester)
Course type lecture tutorial laboratory
hours (weekly) 3 1 0
type (linked/independent) derived course
Assessment type vizsga
Credits 5
Subject coordinator
DR. Hurtony Tamás József
position: egyetemi docens
Responsible department
Elektronikai Technológia Tanszék
Faculty Villamosmérnöki és Informatikai Kar
Subject website https://www.ett.bme.hu/education/vietma06
Primary curriculum type
Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Exclusion none

Objectives

Programme
The topics of the presentations:
 
1. Introduction: Understanding the fundamental physical properties of light, overview of the basics of electromagnetic wave propagation.
2. Passive optical components: Introduction to optical elements that do not require active energy supply. Overview of mirrors, lenses, prisms, optical fiber cables, and diffraction gratings.
3. Physical properties of optical materials: Description of the structural properties of optical glasses. Presentation of glass manufacturing technology. Introduction of various catalog glass properties and their application areas.
4. Production of optical crystals: Description of the structural properties of optical crystals. Presentation of single crystal growth processes. Introduction of the special properties of optical crystals and their application areas.
5. Incoherent light sources: Description of thermal and luminescent emitters, light-emitting diodes, and methods of light generation. Explanation of the properties of radiation generated in this way. Explanation of the operation principle of photodetectors usable for light detection.
6. Coherent light sources: Introduction. Discussion of the basic conditions for laser operation. Classification of lasers according to laser active medium. Comparison of properties of different types of lasers.
7. Solid-state lasers and their applications: Description of direct bandgap semiconductor materials. Presentation of the structural designs of laser diodes. Introduction of the physical parameters and applications of semiconductor lasers.
8. Multilayer optical coatings: Overview of thin film technology, discussion of vacuum deposition and sputtering. Presentation of thin film structures with special properties: dielectric mirrors, modulators, deflectors.
9. Optical elements: Description of the polarization properties of light. Presentation of the structure of birefringent materials. Overview of the operation of polarizers and filters based on different principles. Presentation of nonlinear optical devices as frequency-shifting elements.
10. Optical data transmission: Presentation of optical waveguide structures. Description of single-mode and multimode optical fiber cables and surface waveguides. Overview of the manufacturing technology of optical fiber cables. Presentation of the physical properties of optical fiber cables.
11. Optical switches: Interaction of magnetic field with light and acoustic waves. Description and overview of magneto-optical and acousto-optical devices and their operation principles.
12. Liquid crystals: Overview of the structural composition and optical characteristics of liquid crystal materials, types of liquid crystal displays, and their comparison based on optical and other properties.
13. CMOS and CCD devices in light detection: Overview of the operating principles of CMOS and CCD image sensors. Presentation of the structural composition of sensor elements. Comparison of the two sensor types based on various properties.
 
The topics of the excersives:
 
1. Geometrical optics tasks: Observation of the operation of passive optical elements and imaging laws in geometrical optics.
2. Comparison of photometric and radiometric basic concepts and illustration through practical examples.
3. Application of linear response theory in optics. Explanation of optical transfer function through simple application examples.
4. Matrix optics: Visualization of imaging laws of passive optical elements with ray tracing, calculation of transmission matrices for specific components.
5. Optical microscopy: Overview of the parameters and operational limitations of optical microscopes. Description of special contrast enhancement techniques and demonstration through practical examples.
6. Lasers in practice: Overview of industrial applications of lasers. Study of the operational principles of individual industrial laser devices and understanding their capabilities.
7. Displays: Comparison of displays available in the market based on optical and other properties. TFT monitors, TN, IPS, PVA, S-PVA, MVA panels. Plasma displays. 3D displays.
 

The objective of the course is to introduce and familiarize with the operating principle of devices based on the interaction of light and matter used in practice and the characteristic features of each device.

Learning outcomes

Ez a tantárgy a KKK rendeletben meghatározott, következő kompetenciák fejlesztését szolgálja:

Knowledge

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Skills

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Attitudes

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Autonomy and responsibility

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Oktatási módszertan

Lecture, practice

Tanulástámogató anyagok

Online források
Kasap, Safa.; Optoelectronics & photonics: principles & practices: international; edition. Pearson, 2013.; Saleh, Bahaa EA, and Malvin Carl Teich. Fundamentals of photonics. john Wiley & sons, Harvard, 2019.  

Recommended preliminary knowledge for completing the subject

Knowledge type competencies
(azon előzetes ismeretek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
Physics, Electronics Technology and Materials Science
Skill type competencies
(azon előzetes képességek és készségek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
nincs
Recommended (non-compulsory) preliminary competencies
(azon ajánlott (nem kötelező) előzetesen megszerzendő kompetenciák összessége, amelyek jelentősen hozzájárulnak a tantárgy eredményes teljesítéséhez)
Physics, Electronics Technology and Materials Science
General rules
Requirements: Attendance at a minimum of 70% of practical classes. Completion of a mid-term test Written exam during the exam period, with the possibility of oral correction  Additional possibilities: Midterm test can be retaken during the re-take period.
Assessment methods
In-term assessments

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Weight of in-term assessments

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Exam-period assessments

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Grade calculation

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Attendance requirements

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Rules for retake and resubmission

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Detailed description

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Recommended courses

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