Fotonik - Masterutbildning

The 21st century is the century of the photon. Photonics technology lies behind the modern internet and is what gives us today unprecedented access to information and knowledge. Lasers and related technologies have become indispensable in almost all fields of science, manufacturing and society. If for cutting, welding or drilling in industrial production, for imaging, diagnosis and treatment in medicine or for light harvesting and illumination in places that are off the electrical grid, photonics technology is today virtually everywhere.

The Photonics programme at Lund University aims at educating talented students in the science and technology that lies behind the photonics revolution. You will obtain in-depth understanding of optics and laser technology as well as practical experience in optical design. You will experience working in modern optics and laser laboratories and gain detailed knowledge of important photonics applications (e.g. communication or medical optics). The education programme is coupled to world-leading research activities in optics, lasers and their applications, performed at the Lund Laser Centre. You will obtain universal skills preparing you for excelling both in industrial or academic future careers.

Programme modules/courses:

Compulsory courses and number of ECTS credits: Optics and Optical Design (7.5), Lasers (7.5), Optoelectronics and Optical Communication (7.5) Advanced Optics and Lasers (7.5), Master’s degree project (30). Electives Mandatory: Medical Optics (7.5) Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy (7.5). Electives: A number of 7.5 credit/ECTS courses available in the areas of digital communication, nano-technology, ultrafast science, bio-photonics and applied spectroscopy.

Full list of courses: https://kurser.lth.se/lot/?prog=MFOT&val=program&lang=en

Career prospects:

The employment opportunities in photonics are excellent. The photonics market features stable growth much beyond the global GDP growth. Applications of photonics include light sensing, telecommunication, information processing, illumination, metrology, spectroscopy, medicine, laser material processing, automotive robotics and defence. The photonics industry is truly global and International enterprises offer job opportunities all over the world. A number of photonics related companies (e.g. Axis Communications, NKT Photonics, Veoneer, Ericsson) are located in Lund or the greater Öresund region. PhotonicSweden represents the optics industry in Sweden. Two international research facilities create additional opportunities for photonics engineers in Lund – MAX IV, a modern synchrotron of the latest generation, and ESS, the European Spallation Source that is currently under construction.