Teaching and learning in this component will be through "hands on" demonstration. This form of teaching and learning is important in acquiring competence and skills and advancing understanding by practical experience.
The students learn to consider specific key instrument types in current usage in the field of photonics, laser and optics. This will be delivered in a lab course study format with each instrument being evaluated in terms of operating principle, design, and signal processing.

Content:
Laser design and concepts in photonics, solid state lasers, tunable laser systems, gas lasers, industrial laser systems, ultrashort laser systems, diode lasers, optical fiber technology, photonics instrumentation.