COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHOTONIC CRYSTALS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NNE 5032 PHOTONIC CRYSTALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering

Course Objective

The mean goal of this course is to explain photonic crystals and their properties. For this purpose to give detailed information to students on photonic crystals and related to their theoretical background based on electromagnetism. Moreover, the designing of photonic crystals for different applications are studied.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students' analytical and critical thinking skills to develop and present arguments
2   Designing photonic crystals for applications
3   Project Presentations
4   Periodic dielectric waveguides
5   Designing Photonic crystals for applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to photonic crystals
2 Electromagnetism in mixed delectric media
3 Electromagnetism in mixed delectric media
4 Symmetries and solid state electromagnetism
5 One dimensional photonics crystal
6 Two dimensional photonics crystals
7 Three dimensional photonics crystals
8 Mid-term examination
9 Periodic dielectric waveguides
10 Photonic crystal slabs
11 Photonic crystal fibers
12 Designing Photonic crystals for applications
13 Designing Photonic crystals for applications
14 Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Photonic Crystals, Molding the flow of ligth, Princeton University Press, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Expression
2. Question and answer
3. Case study
4. Binary group work
5. Individualized instruction

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Five learning outcomes shall be measured by using Mid-term exam and final examination
and the stage of achieving these learning outcome of the students will be followed.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% of theoretical courses, 80% of practical classes attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: +90 232 301 90 01
e-mail: erdal.celik@deu.edu.tr
web: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/erdal.celik

Office Hours

Weekdays during working hours without the instructor's course.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 15 30
Preparing assignments 6 8 48
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 204

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.123
LO.223
LO.323
LO.423
LO.523