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Photonic Crystals: Fundamentals & Applications

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Why enroll

This course helps learners clearly understand how photonic crystals work and how to design them for real engineering applications. It builds strong intuition using simple theory and practical examples, making it useful for students, researchers, and industry professionals working in modern photonics and communication systems.

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

  • You work in Automotive
  • You're a Electrical professional
  • You have 3+ years of hands-on experience in this field
  • You want to build skills in Engineering & Design, Project Management

You should skip if

  • You're new to this field with no prior experience
  • You need a different specialisation outside Electrical
  • You need live interaction with an instructor

Course details

The course offers a comprehensive introduction to photonic crystal technology, covering its fundamental concepts along with an overview of recent advancements supported by examples. It thoroughly explains the behavior of light propagation in photonic crystals ranging from simple to complex structures, using suitable theoretical tools to help undergraduate students as well as postgraduate and industry researchers develop a clear intuition for designing photonic crystals for specific applications. The course starts with the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory in periodic dielectric media and then explores 1D, 2D, and 3D photonic crystals and slabs in detail. In the later part, it focuses on the design of photonic crystals for practical applications such as mirrors, waveguides, cavities, filters, splitters, and sensors, which are essential for modern high-speed communication systems. With a basic prerequisite of familiarity with macroscopic Maxwell’s equations and eigenmodes, the course provides a strong foundation along with the necessary numerical and physical tools for designing photonic crystal devices for various applications.

Source: Nptel IIT Guwahati [Youtube Channel]

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Key topics covered

  • Photonic Crystals: Fundamentals & Applications

  • Motivation and Introduction to Photonic Crystals

  • Overview of Photonic Crystal Technology

  • Fundamentals of EM Theory of Light

  • Electromagnetic Properties of Materials

  • Scaling Properties of Maxwell’s Equations

  • Electromagnetism as an Eigenvalue Problem

  • Symmetries for Classification of EM Modes

  • Real and Reciprocal Lattices

  • Photonic Band Structure: Computation and Analysis

  • Fundamentals of 1D Photonic Crystals

  • Analysis and Engineering of 1D Photonic Band Structure

  • Applications of 1D Photonic Crystals

  • Fundamentals of 2D Photonic Crystals

  • Analysis and Engineering of 2D Photonic Band Structure

  • Applications of 2D Photonic Crystals

  • Overview of Different 3D Photonic Crystals

  • Crystals with Complete Bandgap

  • Applications of 2D and 3D Photonic Crystals

  • Overview & Modelling of Periodic Dielectric Waveguides

  • Point Defects in Periodic Dielectric Waveguides & Q-factors of Lossy Cavities

  • Overview of Photonic Crystal Slabs

  • Different Types of Defects in Photonic Crystal Slabs

  • Engineering High-Q Resonant Cavities

  • Applications: Fiber Bragg Grating

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The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

25 lectures19 hr 18 min

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