In this field of specialization, you will enter a highly dynamic field of engineering. You will strengthen your theoretical foundations and learn how leverage photonic technologies in use-cases of high technical relevance. Examples are the propagation of electromagnetic fields in waveguides or the principle and design of semiconductor devices such as lasers and photodiodes which are key building blocks of any photonic system. You will gain insight into the wide field of nonlinear optics, which is key to ultra-fast optical signal processing and to the understanding of the capacity limitations of optical communications networks.

Furthermore, you will be taught about optical communication systems and networks in which photonic technologies are combined with advanced communications engineering and digital-signal processing. The field of photonics is characterized by a tight connection of theory and experiments with practical applications in vividly evolving markets.