PHOTONICS, PLASMA AND LASERS

Program Overview

The Master’s degree Photonics, Plasma and Lasers offers additional education to graduates in Physics and related fields competences related to theoretical and experimental methods in the areas of optics/photonics, plasma and lasers, modeling of specific phenomena. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have mastered the following competencies:
• Apply scientific physical knowledge to understand and model processes and phenomena
specific to photonics, plasma and laser, to plan and perform specific experiments;
• Develop applications of photonics, plasma and lasers in various fields
• Use of specific fabrication and characterization techniques for materials and nanostructures;
• Analyse research findings or experimental data (including the use or development of specific scientific software);
• Ability to communicate their own results and observations to a qualified audience;
• Work in a research team, observing field specific ethical issues and responsibilities;
• Utilize development skills to obtain post-graduate employment in the field, including research positions in institutes or companies;

The programme offers a balanced curriculum in the areas of photonics, plasma and lasers and their technological applications. Students will learn about theoretical and experimental methods related to the field and about modelling of specific phenomena. Integrating the formation of theoretical knowledge with research in specialized laboratories, of the Faculty of Physics and RD institutes in Măgurele (the most important research center in Physics in Romania), master's students will acquire skills in modern fields of photonics and plasma physics. With an educational offer adapted to the dynamics of the labour market, the Master's programme aims at offering the graduates the skills and competencies needed to develop a career in research institutes or in the industry.

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses
  • Quantum statistical physics
  • Group theory and applications in physics
  • Optical properties of surfaces and nanostructures
  • Experimental methods in physics
  • Characterization of laser beam
  • Interferential and polarimetric methods in photonics
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Physical processes in intense laser fields
Electives
  • Spectroscopy of condensed states and of materials for energy conversion
  • Processing with laser beams
  • High-power ultrashort-pulse lasers
  • Modern computational methods in spectroscopy and imaging
  • Digital processing of images and optical fields
  • Photonics and optically anisotropic media
  • Thin film optics
  • Design of optical systems
  • Quantum optics
  • Applications of modeling and simulations in photoncs
  • Modeling methods in plasma physics
  • Homogeneous and inhomogeneous waveguides. Applications
Facultative courses
  • Fundamental processes in ionized gases
  • Elements of Complexity theory
  • Applied optics
  • Plasmonics and metamaterials

ADMISSION - The admission interview is online in English.

Eligibility criteria and application process steps. International students are welcome to apply for the programme. Kindly please check the requirements for studies in an international language (English).

PROGRAMME COORDINATORS

Prof. Dr. Daniela Dragoman

daniela@solid.fizica.unibuc.ro

Conf. Dr. Mircea Bulinski

mircea.bulinsky@unibuc.ro

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