MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN PHOTONICS SUBJECTS SYNOPSIS
Technical Core Subjects
1. EPH3086 Optical Measurements
The main objectives of this course are to provide understanding to the fundamentals of
optical measurement and introduce the measurement principles that are needed to design
and maintain fiber optic system. The students will be able to enhance their technical
competence in modern and emerging photonics technology.
2. EPH3046 Optoelectronic Devices
The course helps students to understand the physical operation principles of optoelectronic
devices. Among the topics covered in this course are Properties of Optoelectronic Materials,
Light-Emitting Diodes, Laser Diodes, Photodiodes, Semiconductor Image Detectors, Display
Devices, Optical Modulators, Nonlinear Optical Devices and Integrated Optoelectronics.
3. EEE7216 Engineering Optimization
The main objectives of the course are to provide the overview of the optimization
techniques, followed by theoretical and application aspects of linear programming, network
flow algorithms, integer programming, quadratic programming, nonlinear programming, and
heuristic methods. It also exposed students to the strength and versatility of Engineering
Optimization by maintaining balance between the three aspects: theory, numerical
computation and solutions, so that the best case solution can be determined without
actually testing all possible cases.
4. EEN 7026 Semiconductor Physics and Materials
The objective of this module is to provide the basic physics of semiconductors,
understanding of crystal growth and doping, crystal defects and their electronic properties,
impurities and gettering in bulk silicon, basic characteristics of silicon oxide and stability. It
covers elemental and compound semiconductors for different device applications, and nonconventional silicon wafers which stretch the lifespan of silicon, and quantum devices.
Elective Subjects
1. ETM 7176 Optical Communication Systems
The subject aims to introduce the students the fundamentals of optical communications,
optical waveguides and photonic devices and their limitations, performance analysis and
design of multi-channel optical transmission links and networks and future perspectives.
2. EPH 7066 Optoelectronic Fabrication and Packaging
This subject aims to provide a basic understanding to the students on the various
technologies adopted in the industry for fabrication and packaging of optoelectronic
devices.
University Subjects
1. ERM7116 Research Methodology
The main objectives of this course are to help students:
 To choose and apply an appropriate experimental design to a particular research
problem, if required;
 To understand and apply a range of standard techniques for instrumentation and data
acquisition;
 To prepare a well written and concise research thesis or report
2. ETS7016 Project
This module allows student an avenue to work hand-on in a specific area of research topics
related to industrial applications. The students will be assigned a project and required to
solve the problems involved. The topics will be related to the areas of covered in the
lectured subjects. This project may include analysis, computation, design, fabrication,
innovation, research & development work, and laboratory experimentation, or a
combination.