Photonics 2026-27

Core courses

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
3D Printing with light (Next time Fall 2027)
MICRO-722 / Section EDPO
Moser, Psaltis
EN
Oral
1
Advanced Photonics (EDPO June 2027)
MICRO-725 / Section EDPO
Achouri, Bellouard, Benea-Chelmus, Fleury, Invited lecturers, Oguz
EN
Written
2
Integrated Nonlinear Photonics (EDPO course from October 5 to 9, 2026)
PHYS-700 / Section EDPO
Galland, Volet
EN
Project report
3
Introduction to wave scattering (Next time 2027)
EE-737 / Section EDPO
Fleury
EN
Term paper
2
Modern photovoltaic technologies (EDPO Block course June 2027)
PHYS-609 / Section EDPO
Haug, Heier, Romanyuk
EN
Oral presentation
2
Nonlinear Optics in Waveguides (Next time Fall 2028 to be confirmed)
PHYS-648 / Section EDPO
Brès
EN
Oral presentation
2
Nonlinear Spectroscopy (Block course Spring semester 2028 to be confirmed)
PHYS-613 / Section EDPO
Roke
EN
Written
4
Optical Computing (EDPO semester course Fall 2026)
MICRO-608 / Section EDPO
Moser, Psaltis
EN
Term paper
1

Other doctoral courses (EDOC)

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced biomedical imaging methods and instrumentation (Next time: Fall )
PHYS-719 / Section EDPY
Hyacinthe, Invited lecturers, Just
EN
Term paper
4
Optical MEMS and micro-optics (November 10 to 13, 2026 - in Lausanne (room TBC))
MICRO-605 / Section EDMI
Ataman
EN
Written
1
Physical Optics and Advanced Imaging (Next time: Fall )
PHYS-715 / Section EDPY
Guizar Sicairos, Invited lecturers
EN
Oral presentation
3
Research seminars in Electrical and Micro Engineering - FALL (Next time: Fall 2026; SAME COURSE EE-625 (b))
EE-625(a) / Section EDEE
Yee, Zhang
EN
Oral presentation
1
Research seminars in Electrical and Micro Engineering - SPRING (Next time: Spring 2027; SAME COURSE EE-625 (a))
EE-625(b) / Section EDEE
Yee, Zhang
EN
Oral presentation
1

Master courses

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Applied Electromagnetics for Metamaterial Design
MICRO-449 / Section MT
Achouri
FR
Winter session
Oral
3
Computational optical imaging
MICRO-421 / Section MT
Psaltis
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Fundamentals of integrated photonic components
MICRO-471 / Section MT
Benea-Chelmus
EN
Summer session
Oral
4
Nonlinear Optics
PHYS-501 / Section MT
Roke
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Nonlinear optics for quantum technologies
PHYS-470 / Section PH
Galland
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Optical properties of materials
MSE-482 / Section MX
Marchioro, Nüesch
EN
Winter session
Written
3
Photonic systems and technology
EE-440 / Section EL
Brès
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Physics of photonic semiconductor devices
PHYS-434 / Section PH
Butté
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Quantum optics and quantum information
PHYS-454 / Section PH
Brantut
EN
Summer session
Written
6
Selected topics in advanced optics
MICRO-420 / Section MT
Martin
EN
Winter session
Oral
3