Optics & photonics

“Optics and Photonics” enable our everyday life, and will certainly play a more important role in the future. Join us to learn about our courses at KTH, what types of projects you could pursue for your Master’s Degree study, and even what kind of career you can expect afterwards.

Link to the digital activities arranged by the track: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/61813984837

Schedule

15:00-18:00 Poster session & mingle

Let teachers and PhD students from the track inspire you by showing some of their research and take the chance to ask about everything you want to know about the track and future career opportunities!

15:30-16:00 Photonics and society (Max Yan and Fredrik Laurell), Room FB41 & digital

If you have not realized that your daily life heavily depends on “Optics and Photonics” technologies, you are fundamentally not aware how the world works. Come and let us clarify for you.

16:00-16:30 Course structures and successful Alumni (Anna Burvall & Urban Westergren), Room FB41 & digital

Get an overview of courses given under the track and be inspired by successful stories of alumni graduated from our track.

16:30-17:00 Standing scientific problems and emerging industries (Katia Gallo and Anand Srinivasan), Room FB41 & digital

Find out the areas where you can advance science of “Optics and Photonics”, and what will be the next disruptive technologies in the field.

17:00-17:30 Telecom's past and future (Richard Schatz & Xiaodan Pang), Room FB41 & digital

You won’t live without it – but what is all behind it? Come to listen a glimpse of the Internet technologies from our very own experts.

17:30-18:00 Quantum photonics and nanophotonics (Jan Linnros & Ali Elshaari), Room FB41 & digital

What magics can be done by going quantum or going nano? Come to listen to “Optics and photonics” beyond our classical understanding.