PhD Courses in Denmark

To practice reading, critical evaluation, and scientific discussion of state-of-the art scientific journal articles. To obtain an overview of some of the currently most important research topics in the field of optical communications.

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

• Improve their skills in reading and assessment of scientific articles
• Use litterature search to help understanding a scientific issue
• Practice the oral presentation of a scientific topic
• Practice the discussion and solution of scientific problems in cooperation with fellow students
• Perform constructive criticism and review of a scientific presentation by fellow students
• Identify the main challenges of today's optical communication systems
• Obtain an overview of the main topics in modern research in optical communications
• Relate the modern research in optical communication to one's own research topic

The articles studied during the course will cover some of the hottest research topics in modern optical communications. The topics will include high-capacity and spectrally efficient data transmission in optical fibres, spatial multiplexing, silicon photonics, optical signal processing etc. (see keywords). A number of potential papers/topics will be presented at the beginning of the course.