Graduate Courses

Microfabrication and Thin Film Materials (Syllabus)

This graduate course introduces the physics, chemistry, and practical techniques behind modern micro- and nanofabrication and thin-film materials. Students learn how semiconductor and photonic devices are fabricated using processes such as lithography, thin-film deposition, plasma etching, and epitaxial growth.

Topics include:

• Cleanroom process flow and mask design
• Thin-film deposition (evaporation, sputtering, CVD, epitaxy)
• Plasma etching and pattern transfer
• Photoresists, lithography, and nanoscale patterning
• Thin-film nucleation, growth, and materials characterization
• Fabrication of micro- and nano-devices

Hands-on laboratory modules expose students to fabrication workflows and device processing techniques used in modern semiconductor research.

Quantum Optics and Nanophotonics (Weekly Schedule)
(Co-developed with Prof. Ravi Uppu)

This advanced optics course explores the quantum and nanoscale properties of light and its interaction with materials. Topics include quantum states of light, single-photon sources, nanophotonic structures, and emerging quantum optical technologies.

Undergraduate Courses

Introduction to Optics (Syllabus)

This course introduces the fundamental principles of optical science and the behavior of light in natural and engineered systems. Topics include:

• Wave and particle descriptions of light
• Reflection, refraction, and dispersion
• Interference and diffraction
• Polarization and optical materials
• Lenses, imaging systems, and optical instruments
• Fourier optics and image processing

Through examples ranging from atmospheric optics to modern photonic devices, students learn how optical principles are applied in technologies such as lasers, fiber-optic communication, imaging systems, and sensors.