PHOTONIC MICROSYSTEMS
Course objectives
GENERAL The course intends to provide to the student the tools for the understanding, the manufacturing techniques and the performance of systems and microsystems based on optoelectronic and photonic components. SPECIFIC • Knowledge and understanding: Thorough knowledge of the main systems built with optoelectronic and photonic components, with particular reference to the physical principles of operation of the single components and the manufacturing techniques. • Applying knowledge and understanding: Capability to analyze and compare the up to date photonic systems design and their use in sensor’s application and image processing. • Making judgements: Ability to choose, compare and design state-of-the-art photonic systems. • Communication skills: Capability, analysis and comparison of state-of-the-art photonic systems. • Learning skills: Ability to learn for insertion in work contexts of design, acquisition and comparison of photonic systems.
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RITA ASQUINI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
Photometry and colorimetry concepts. Light polarization. Liquid crystals: structure and properties. Liquid crystal displays and microdisplays. Micro-opto electromechanical systems: Digital Micromirror Devices and Digital Light Processing. Photovoltaic cells: production of electricity from solar energy with solar cells and photovoltaic systems. Organic light emitting diodes (OLED). Silicon integrated photonic microsystems. Optical interconnections, packaging and assembling techniques in photonic microsystems.
Laboratory experiences: optoelectronic instrumentation, CAD numerical techniques for simulation and design of optophotonic devices, realization technologies of optical waveguides: ion-exchange in glass substrates and silicon V-grooves. Optical characterisation of waveguides by prism and fiber butt-coupling techniques.
Guided tour to the ENEA Casaccia Laboratories for the realization of photovoltaic systems.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the Italian language and analytical and synthetic reasoning skills.
Books
• O. Solgaard, “Photonic Microsystems: Micro and Nanotechnology Applied to Optical Devices and Systems”, Springer 2009.
• M.E. Motamedi, “MOEMS: micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems”, SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2005.
• I.C. Khoo, “Liquid Crystals”, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2007.
• D.K. Yang and S.T. Wu, “Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Devices”, Wiley, 2006.
• I.C. Khoo, “Liquid Crystals”, Wiley, 2007.
• J.H. Lee, D.N. Liu, S.T. Wu, “Introduction to Flat Panel Displays”, Wiley, 2008.
• P. Yeh and C. Gu, “Optics of liquid crystal displays”, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2009.
• L. Pavesi, G. Guillot, “Optical Interconnects. The Silicon Approach.”, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Slides and course material provided by the teacher (available on the website)
Teaching mode
MICROSISTEMI FOTONICI course is held through classroom lectures with support of projections of teaching material and explanations with the help of the blackboard on the course topics reported in the teaching program.
The Course has a site on the Sapienza Moodle e-learning platform through which students can have access to teaching material prepared by the teacher, to course information and to a communication Forum.
The Course is made of face to face lessons, individual study of the theory, strengthen by some laboratory exercises.
- Course attendance: optional but strongly recommended.
- Course delivery: lectures, exercises and laboratory.
- Use of Sapienza e-learning Moodle platform for distribution of teaching material and Forum.
Frequency
Classroom attendance is strongly recommended.
Exam mode
Oral examination
Bibliography
• O. Solgaard, “Photonic Microsystems: Micro and Nanotechnology Applied to Optical Devices and Systems”, Springer 2009.
• M.E. Motamedi, “MOEMS: micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems”, SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2005.
• I.C. Khoo, “Liquid Crystals”, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2007.
• D.K. Yang and S.T. Wu, “Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Devices”, Wiley, 2006.
• I.C. Khoo, “Liquid Crystals”, Wiley, 2007.
• J.H. Lee, D.N. Liu, S.T. Wu, “Introduction to Flat Panel Displays”, Wiley, 2008.
• P. Yeh and C. Gu, “Optics of liquid crystal displays”, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2009.
• L. Pavesi, G. Guillot, “Optical Interconnects. The Silicon Approach.”, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Slides and course material provided by the teacher (available on the website)
Lesson mode
MICROSISTEMI FOTONICI course is held through classroom lectures with support of projections of teaching material and explanations with the help of the blackboard on the course topics reported in the teaching program.
The Course has a site on the Sapienza Moodle e-learning platform through which students can have access to teaching material prepared by the teacher, to course information and to a communication Forum.
The Course is made of face to face lessons, individual study of the theory, strengthen by some laboratory exercises.
- Course attendance: optional but strongly recommended.
- Course delivery: lectures, exercises and laboratory.
- Use of Sapienza e-learning Moodle platform for distribution of teaching material and Forum.
- Lesson code1021841
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseElectronics Engineering
- CurriculumIngegneria Elettronica (percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del doppio titolo italo-statunitense o italo-francese)
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDING-INF/01
- CFU6