Technical Modules

The Technical Modules provide a deep insight into topics which are closely related to your own research project. Handling of LabVIEW, e.g., is very important for scalable measuring or control applications.
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  • Micro- and Nanotechnology Laboratory

- Theoretical and practical introduction to micro- and nanotechnology, overview of technology facilities at KIT.

- Optical lithography for patterning

- Theory of photo resists, photochemical reaction, mask aligners, optical mask technology 

- Thin film deposition

- Thermal evaporation, electron gun evaporation, sputtering

- Micro optics and related technologies

- Atomic Force Microscopy

- Introduction in the technique of direct laser writing for fabrication of photonic crystals

- Scanning Electron Microscopy and Focused Ion Beam
 

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  • Laser Laboratory Work

The technical module “Laser Laboratory Work” will provide the Ph.D. students with the necessary skills for the daily work with lasers in the lab. In combination with the technical module “Spectroscopy techniques” it will enable the Ph.D. students to plan and set up their own experiments for their research projects.

The main emphasis of this technical module will be to provide “hands-on” knowledge of laser laboratory work and aligning procedures. For this purpose, a good deal of time will be dedicated to the set up and alignment of a laser from scratch. Afterwards, different techniques for the characterization of laser beams and pulses will be demonstrated. The lab work is accompanied by lectures on laser safety and laser physics which will provide (or refresh) the necessary theoretical background. The technical module will be completed by lab tours in which the Ph.D. students are shown how lasers are used in different groups at KIT.

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  • Laser Materials Processing

Laser based manufacturing has developed into one of the largest industries in the field of optical technologies. Although laser material processing is not a focus of research activities at KIT, we consider it an important field for future careers of our doctoral researchers. In collaboration with SCoPE (Stuttgart Center of Photonics Engineering) we have introduced this new module.

The goal of the module is to provide knowledge and understanding of the manifold applications of the laser, especially for welding, cutting, drilling, structuring, and surface treatment.

Next Date: February 27  - March 4, 2017

 

  • Advanced Lithography for Biophotonic & Optofluidic Applications

This module is introducing the application of advanced lithographic patterning for applications in optofluidics and biophotonics.  With an overview on typical applications of micro optical and nano photonic systems, the challenges of lithographic patterning for their fabrication are motivated. The fabrication chain for high-end structures covering is discussed, starting from electron beam machines and their similarities to scanning electron microscopes. The available and the perspective for new and novel processes of parallel and serial lithography are discussed. The working principles of lithography machines as well as their limitations are presented. Aspects for masked-based optical lithography and multi-photon lithography in a broad range of materials are elaborated on. The challenges for resolution enhancement with immersion lithography are discussed by a problem-based learning approach. Subsequently the numerous technological (including source and beam-shaping) and economic implications of the introduction of extreme ultra violet (EUV) lithography are discussed. In order to consolidate the interrelations of the individual process steps, the micro fabrication of (hybrid) optofluidic and biophotonic systems are discussed in detail. The particular boundary conditions to enable the application of those systems in biology and medicine as well as in sensing and imaging are elaborated on.

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  • Advanced Light Microscopy in Biological Science

Preparation of biological samples, fluorescence microscopy, live cell imaging, laser scanning microscopy

Next Date: July 03 -07, 2017

 

  • NEW: Optical Imaging and Sensing in Medicine

Optics & Photonics are emerging technologies in the field of medical engineering. Light is passing through the human body, can be diffracted, absorbed or scattered, leaving 'fingerprints' that yield important diagnostic information about the tissue. Starting from the physics of propagation of light through tissue some important applications of Optics & Photonics in medicine will be demonstrated. The module will cover diffuse reflectance and transmittance spectroscopy and new fluorescence imaging methods. It will conclude with the topic of new markers to probe transmembrane voltages.

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  • Digital Signal Processing

The technical module ‘Digital Signal Processing’ aims to give an introduction into the theory of discrete signals, estimation and signal processing. Practical exercises as well as computer lab training complement the lectures.

Content:

  • - Discrete signals

  • - Fourier Transform

  • - Random signals

  • - Bayesian classification

  • - Support vector machines

  • - Markov Models / Hidden Markov Models

  • - Kalman filter

Next Date: February 20 - February 25, 2017

 

  • NEW: Computational Photonics

The Computational methods are nowadays an indispensable tool in many branches of optics and photonics. Computational methods allow finding solutions to those equations that describe the properties of light and its interaction with matter in a numerical sense; particularly in situations for which analytical solutions are no longer available. In that sense, a computational analysis is often considered as a ‘numerical experiment’ that provides insights into domains inaccessible with a real experiment. With this ability computational methods are often essential to understand actual experiments. They also simplify the design of optical materials and functional devices prior to any fabrication. And after all, they constitute an excellent environment to use your own intellectual creativity to study thus far unexplored regimes for the light-matter-interaction and to devise applications thereof.

To all these aspects we give an introduction in this one-week technical module. It comprises a balanced mix of theoretical lectures and hands-on training using different software packages. The focus of the technical module is on methods that solve rigorously Maxwell’s equations. The methods and tools we discuss, therefore, can be applied to systems, where wave optical properties are important. Unique to the technical module is the combination of internal and external scientific and industrial experts that will offer theoretical lectures and hands-on training. In combination, we expect the participants to gain a solid knowledge of the basics of computational photonics and competences to solve a large variety of different problems themselves. Even though theoretical and computational work might not always constitute the core activities of the participant, the acquired knowledge will help in their everyday research.

 

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  • NEW: OCT and Related Optical Technologies Applications in Medical Technology

This short three day course will allow the student to understand how basic optical principles are applied in the design of modern optical medical equipment, such as optical coherence tomographes, low coherence light interferometric biometers or Shack-Hartmann-wave front meters. The student will get insights how industrial research and design of optical medical devices is conducted.

Next Date: June 6 - June 9, 2017

 

  • Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Solar Cells

Solar photovoltaics (PV) is among the most important renewable energy source and has led to a multi-billion industry expanding worldwide. To support this trend, the current PV research is targeting the most efficient and cost-effective solar cell possible, resulting in a rich topic with a myriad of potential active materials. Each of them requires new challenges to be overcome with the help of the last advances of (nano)photonics, materials science and applied physics, among others. This module aims at providing some insights into the field of photovoltaics by discussing design, fabrication and characterization aspects during lectures, lab tours or visits of two recognized PV research centers.

 

Next Date: June 26 - June 28, 2017

  • LabView

The KSOP-module will cover the National Instruments LabVIEW-courses “Core 1".

 

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  • MatLab

The course provides Matlab introduction. 20% of the course time will be given as lectures. The remaining time will be distributed in personal and team programming sections. All programming exercises target the modeling of optoelectronic devices including solar cells, photo detectors and lasers. The course is intended for beginning users. No prior knowledge of Matlab/Simulink or of optoelectronic devices is necessary.

Next Date: September 4 - September 8, 2017

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