Photonics is the science and engineering of light that generates, utilizes, detects and manipulates photons, quanta of light, in various media. Being a multidisciplinary field of science and technology, it is already defined as the key enabling technology by the European Union and an innovative area for the future by the United States. It is regarded that the 21st century will be the century of the photon much as the 20th century was the century of electron. Please find the related presentation here.
The Optics and Photonics Society, established and managed by our undergraduate students, actively conducts various activities. Recordings of the seminars they organize and the ‘Photonics from the Perspective of Undergraduate Students’ videos can be found on their YouTube channel. Additionally, they conduct interviews with professionals working in optics and photonics-related industries. You can access the industry interviews conducted by the Optics and Photonics Society and videos introducing our department through the links below.