In-depth content on the properties of optical and photonic glasses, manufacturing techniques for optical and photonic glasses, and their current applications is taught. Particular emphasis is placed on the following teaching content:
- Introduction to optical wave theories, Maxwell's equations, optical coefficients, Kramers-Kronig relation, Fresnel equations
- Light propagation in optically dense media, linear and nonlinear effects, optical anisotropy, and the Kerr effect
- Optical waveguides, classification, integrated optical waveguides, geometric fiber optics, linear and nonlinear fiber optic effects
- Modes in waveguides, modal parameters, eigenvalue equations, vector modes, cutoff frequencies and effective refractive index, dispersion in fiber optics
- Glass technology of optical fibers, fiber optics Development trends, preform and fiber optic production, GRIN lenses, waveguide gratings, specialty optical fibers
- Importance of QDs in optoelectronics, density of states, Fermi distribution function, charge carrier concentration, quantum mechanics, HL-QDs synthesis, HL-QDs LEDs
- Specialty optical fibers, fiber optic sensing, development status and future trends for high-NA fibers, bending loss, coupling, DWDM, non-sensor applications, FBG sensing
- NLO properties, laser development - THG, NLO - telecommunications, short-pulse lasers, Kerr effect, Raman amplifiers, supercontinuum lasers
The knowledge acquired in the lecture "Glass Fundamentals" is assumed to be sufficient to understand the content presented.
Self-registration to participate in the lecture is done using the ID #GLAANW2025#.
- Dozent: Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. habil.: Guido Falk