M2 Optical Networks and Photonics Systems

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  • Places available
    24
  • Language(s) of instruction
    English
Présentation
Objectives

Optical communications are integral to modern digital society, as the only technology capable of handling large amounts of data over long distances, upon which networks rely. Moreover, the continual development of new online services requires sustaining an ever-increasing traffic capacity, which runs squarely into information-theory transmission limits and an uncontrolled energy consumption both. This course is supported by teaching and research groups renowned worldwide, in topics from Fundamental Physics to Information Theory through Computer Science and Networks.

The expertise in optical solutions acquired by our students is in demand not only in the Information Technology industry and academic research institutes, but translates to other applications as well in the health industry, bioscience, energy, fabrication technologies, environment, and many others.

We aim to train engineers and researchers who can meet these challenges: design optical communication systems suited to given constraints and required applications; design cross-layer optical network architectures, from the physical layer to higher network layers; select optical components according to their performances among current and future solutions; and design the photonic devices needed for optical data processing and transport in future networks.

Location
PALAISEAU
Course Prerequisites

The training is aimed at students who have already completed their first year of Master's M1 (60 ECTS) or equivalent in such fields as: electrical engineering, physics, communication systems engineering, etc.

Skills

  • Create knowledge built on a scientific approach.

  • Analyse and design the operation of an optical communications system with the requisite scientific rigour.

  • Contribute to the development of a project in a multi-disciplinary environment combining physics, optics, advanced signal processing, incroporating notions of information theory, communication networks, etc.

  • Use conceptual, methodological, numerical, technical and practical knowledge and skills for modelling and solving problems in physics or engineering, or straddling both disciplines.

  • Be able to analyse a scientific article or presentation and grasp its underlying issues as well as its limits.

Career prospects

The skills acquired in optical solutions enable students not only to respond to major challenges in the field of information technologies, but also to address other applications related to the health, biosciences and energy sectors, manufacturing technologies, the environment, and so on.

Collaboration(s)
Laboratories

Laboratoire Charles Fabry
Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies
Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes.

Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information
Services répartis, Architectures, MOdélisation, Validation, Administration des Réseaux.

Programme

* Refresher: 2 elective courses to be chosen (2*2 ECTS)
* Core courses: all courses are mandatory (23 ECTS)
* Electives: 1 course to be chosen (3 ECTS).

Subjects ECTS Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Communication Networks 2 15 3
Digital Communications 2 24
Physics of Optoelectronic Devices 2 21 9
Subjects ECTS Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Advanced and Next-Generation Optical Transmission Systems 2 18 12
Digital Information Processing 3 18 3 6
Error-Correcting Codes and Coded Modulations Applied to Optical Communications 2 15 3
Future Trends in Optical Networks 2 9 6 6
Optical Information Propagation and Point-to-Point Transmission Systems 3 18 18
Optical Networks 4 9 9 12
Optoelectronic Devices 4 29 5 4
Photonic Systems Towards Other Applications 3 30
Subjects ECTS Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Nanophotonics 3 24 3
Photonic Integration Functions 3 30

Internship only.

Subjects ECTS Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Internship 30
Modalités de candidatures
Application period
From 21/01/2025 to 07/04/2025
From 08/04/2025 to 17/08/2025
Compulsory supporting documents

  • Copy diplomas.

  • Motivation letter.

  • All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

  • Certificate of English level.

  • Curriculum Vitae.

  • Detailed description and hourly volume of courses taken since the beginning of the university program.

  • The application procedure, which depends on your nationality and your situation is explained here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.

Additional supporting documents

  • Letter of recommendation or internship evaluation.

  • Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers).

  • VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

  • Supporting documents :
    - Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
    - Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
    - Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
    - Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
    - Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
    - Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
    - Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

Contact(s)
Course manager(s)
Nicolas DUBREUIL - nicolas.dubreuil@institutoptique.fr
Sylvie Lebrun - sylvie.lebrun@institutoptique.fr
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