Physics: Advanced Optics and Lasers

This advanced-level course deepens your understanding of how laser light and optical systems work – and how light can be manipulated using acousto-optic, electro-optic and nonlinear effects.

You will explore  how light interacts with optical media, how ultrashort laser pulses are created and affected by optical components, and understand fundamental concepts such as coherence. Each light effect or properties will be linked to technological implementation and applications.

The course provides both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in analysing and designing optical systems. You will also gain insight into laser safety.

The course can be taken as part of a degree programme in physics or astrophysics, or as a stand-alone course. Teaching is in English, and the course is aimed at students with a bachelor’s degree in physics who want to specialise in photonics and advanced optics.

Teaching includes lectures, laboratory sessions, group exercises and a design project using modern ray-tracing software. You will gain hands-on experience in ultrafast and nonlinear optics, including laboratory exercises with femtosecond laser systems.You will also have the opportunity to visit research labs to see advanced laser technology in action. 

The course also includes a mandatory laser safety module that must be completed before the lab sessions.The course provides a solid foundation for further studies or a career in optics, photonics and advanced laser technologies

Assessment is based on a written exam, lab reports and a ray-tracing project report. 

The course is co-taught with a corresponding course at LTH and follows the LTH examination schedule. 

Prerequisites

Admission to the course requires 120 credits studies in natural sciences, of which 75 credits in physics and 45 credits in mathematics is included, alternatively a Bachelor degree in physics - in both cases including knowledge equivalent to FYSA13 Introduction to University Physics, with Optics, Waves and Quantum Physics, 7.5 credits, and English 6/B.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 21,250
First payment: SEK 21,250

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.