Hours:
16 hours (4 credits)

Room:

Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Via G. Caruso 16, Pisa - Ground Floor

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Short Abstract:

A vast set of integrated optoelectronic devices are based on two simple building blocks: ring resonators and Mach-Zehnder interferometers. Those building blocks are fundamental for several applications such as filters, switches and modulators, isolators and nonlinear optical elements. This class is focused on modelling and design of integrated optoelectronic devices based on ring resonators and Mach-Zehnder interferometers. The students will learn the main features of those optical components, both in a static and in a dynamic case, and how to optimize them to perform different operations.

Course Contents in brief:

1. Lecture 1: Microring resonator
   • Overview on microring resonatator with a focus on the main features and the input/output transfer function in the static case.
2. Lecture 2: Mach-Zehnder interferometer
   • Overview on Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a focus on the main features and the input/output transfer function in the static case.
3. Lecture 3: How to tune a microring and a Mach-Zhender interferometer?
   • The main physical mechanism to control the optical refractive index will be presented, such as thermos-optic effect, electro-optic effects and magneto-optic effects.
4. Lecture 4: Dynamics of microring resonator and Mach-Zehnder interferometer
   • The time-variant behavior of those building block is presented
5. Lecture 5: Applications
   • The last class is focused on some applications.

Schedule:

1. 19/12/2026: h 08:30- 12:30
2. 20/12/2026: h 08:30- 12:30
3. 21/01/2026: h 08:30- 12:30
4. 22/01/2026: h 08:30- 12:30