Teaching at the Department of Optoelectronics

The Department of Optoelectronics runs the Optoelectronics specialisation within the Electronics and Telecommunications programme, offering students a complete education in modern optical and optoelectronic technologies.

Main teaching areas

Optoelectronic components and circuits

  • Optical radiation detectors
  • LEDs and laser diodes
  • Optical radiation detection circuits
  • Design and characterisation of optoelectronic components

Optical measurement techniques

  • Optical microscopy and imaging techniques
  • Interferometry and precision optical measurement
  • Spectrometry and spectral analysis
  • Optical transmission and information processing
  • Spatial filters and optical processors
  • Holography and optical information recording
  • Free-space optical data transmission

Specialist courses

  • Materials engineering for optoelectronics
  • Optoelectronic devices and systems
  • Laser technology and its applications
  • Information visualisation systems
  • Current fibre-optic telecommunication systems
  • Optical information processing and holography
  • Computer-aided design of electronic circuits

Graduate competences

An MSc Eng. in Electronics with the Optoelectronics specialisation is prepared to:

  • work creatively as an engineer in optoelectronics
  • carry out research and development work
  • design and build optoelectronic systems
  • work with modern optical systems

Specialist areas of knowledge

Fibre-optic telecommunications

  • Properties of optical fibres and their applications
  • Generation and detection of optical signals
  • Construction and properties of integrated optics circuits
  • Fibre-optic components

Laser technology

  • Types of lasers used in science, technology, medicine, and industry
  • Generation of short and high-power laser pulses
  • Applications of the different laser types
  • Safety in laser technology

Optical measurement methods

  • Fibre-optic sensors
  • Optical measurement techniques
  • Optical information processing
  • Holographic techniques
  • Information visualisation methods

Career prospects. Graduates are prepared to work in:

  • companies manufacturing optoelectronic systems
  • companies using laser technologies
  • research institutions in optics
  • telecommunication companies working with fibre-optic systems
  • centres developing fibre-optic sensors
  • companies working in integrated optics
  • companies designing MOEMS (micro-opto-electromechanical systems)

We welcome all students who wish to study Optoelectronics.