Prospective Student
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.
The opportunities provided through the mandatory internship and cooperative education (CO-OP) course in our department, as well as the institutions and organizations where our students have worked, are detailed below. Additionally, information regarding the career paths of our graduates is provided in the section about our alumni.
Internship and Cooperative Education Course (CO-OP)
Photonics Department students are required to complete an internship in order to graduate from the 4-year undergraduate program.
The internship must be a minimum of 30 working days and cannot be divided into multiple sessions. The internship course for the Photonics Department is listed as PHOT400, to be taken following the 8th semester. Students who meet the necessary requirements can complete their internships at organizations active in the photonics field, with the approval of the responsible faculty member.
The primary goal of the internship is to complement the theoretical knowledge gained within the Photonics Department with practical skills and experience, enabling students to understand the application of their knowledge in the industry.
In addition to the mandatory internship, the department also offers a Cooperative Education Course (CO-OP), coded PHOT499. This course aims to provide students with insights into photonics applications and reinforce their knowledge through hands-on experience in industrial settings.
The table below lists the institutions, organizations, and research groups where our students have completed internships and participated in the CO-OP course.
Our Graduates
For our Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. graduates; post-graduation employment durations, industries they work in, positions they hold, and countries they work in have been summarized with graphics. Click here to access the detailed report.
