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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Swayam’s Optical Sensors online course is an elective, four-week curriculum dealing with optical biosensors and their introductory working fundamentals. Developed in collaboration with IIT Roorkee, this program is set at PG/UG-level and belongs to the ‘Photonics’ and ‘‘Physics’ categories. The entire training features weekly modules, evaluations, optional exams, and term-end notes for research.
The Optical Sensors certification syllabus commences with the elementary components, performance parameters, characteristics, etc. It then proceeds with optical phenomena, sensing applications, tissues’ optical properties, biomaterials’ optics, and more. Through an extensive curriculum, the course familiarises candidates with the mesmerizing sphere of optics principles-based sensors. In doing so, it also helps them gain industry-relevant skills to pursue career growth in this domain.
While a basic optics experience is enough to join this training, students must complete all in-course assessments and register for Swayam’s offline test (proctored) to acquire the Optical Sensors certificate. This will further help them display their skills and seek lucrative job opportunities in Photonic Sys and related organizations.
The Highlights
- AICTE-approved
- ‘Photonics’ and ‘Physics’ domains
- Four-week elective program
- Online lectures, assessments, and notes
- Proctored test by Swayam
- E-verifiable certificates
- PG/UG-level curriculum
- Sample YouTube clip for reference
- Free auditing available
- NPTEL and IIT Roorkee’s certification
- FDP course
Programme Offerings
- Course-end notes
- Digital certifications
- E-verified certificates
- FDP learning in Photonics and Physics
- Virtual lectures
- Weekly Assessments
- Short-term curriculum for free
- IIT Roorkee’s faculty
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Roorkee |
- While there are no Optical Sensors fees for this free program, an Rs. 1,000 payment is compulsory for exam registration to obtain the curriculum certificate.
Optical Sensors course fee structure
Course option | Fees |
Optical Sensors - program only | NA |
Optical Sensors - with verified certificates | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Introductory knowledge of optics (interference, geometrical optics, polarization, diffraction, etc.) is sufficient for obtaining admission in the Optical Sensors program by Swayam.
Certificate Qualifying Details
Moreover, Swayam has specific eligibility criteria for students to clear to acquire the Optical Sensors certificate. In this, they must submit all the in-course assessments and appear for the offline proctored test.
25% of the highest-scoring three assignments (out of the total four) and 75% of the candidate’s score upon 100 in the proctored exam will be evaluated. The sum of these two will result in his/her final course score.
Minimum marks of 30/75 on the test and 10/25 on the average assessment score are compulsory for acquiring the Optical Sensors certificate. Students cannot get the certification without securing these scores even after obtaining 40/100 or more.
What you will learn
Completing the Optical Sensors certification syllabus will help candidates understand and display their expertise in these areas:
- Optical biosensors, their fundamental components, performance parameters, fabrication techniques, and characteristics
- Introductory optical characteristics/phenomena, their sensing applications
- Tissues and their optical properties
- Optics in biomaterials
- Optical biosensing
- Future research directions and Terahertz sensing applications
Who it is for
Students currently pursuing or have completed their PG/UG degree in Nanotechnology, Electrical engineering, Physics, Photonics, Biosciences, and Electrooptic engineering, are ideal for the Optical Sensors certification course.
Admission Details
- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_ph01/preview - Click this to visit and preview the Optical Sensors online course portal.
- ‘Sign-in/Register’ - Once you’re done viewing all the program information, select this tab to either login or enrol for admission.
- Use your existing Swayam profile details to sign in. If not, create an account by entering the required information.
- ‘Send verification code’ - Verify your learning account by using this option. You will receive the code on your registered email.
- ‘Create’ - Fill in the code and select this button. Your Swayam ID will be ready.
Application Details
There is no application form-filling for the Optical Sensors training enrolment. Students can sign up for this course by opening a Swayam account by entering their email. They must also choose a username and password to register themselves successfully. Alternatively, signing in via a Microsoft/Facebook/Google ID is also applicable.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to sensors and biosensors: Characteristics and components of optical biosensors, various transduction mechanisms
- Optical probing parameters
- Performance parameters
- Fabrication and functionalization methods of optical biosensors
- Basic optics for optical biosensing-I: Electromagnetic waves in free space: –Maxwell’s equations
- EM Wave equations
- Power density
- Polarization
- Scattering
- Basic optics for optical biosensing-II: Electromagnetic waves in matter Dielectrics
- Reflection and transmission at interface: Fresnel equations
- Polarization by reflection – Brewster angle sensor
- Basic optics for optical biosensing-III: Electromagnetic waves in matter Total internal reflection- TIR sensors
- Evanescent wave sensing
- Factors affecting performance
- Importance of penetration depth
- Waveguide sensors using TIR
- Basic optics for optical biosensing-IV: Electromagnetic waves in matter Absorption and dispersion
- Conductors: Drude model for the metal dielectric function and introduction to plasmons
- Plasmonic sensors: Propagating versus localized plasmons
- Optimized sensor configurations
- Electromagnetic field enhancements
- Plasmon enhanced sensors
- Basic optics for optical biosensing-V: Interference and diffraction Interference and interferometry
- Airy function for single layer
- Mach Zehnder Interferometer for sensing
- Fabry Perot Interferometer for sensing
- Review of biomaterial optics: Biomaterial Structures EM Waves Absorption in Tissue
- Chirality
- Polarization rotation
- Dichroism
- Review of sensing applications: Scattering–Elastic (Rayleigh), –Inelastic (Raman)
- Fluorescence
- Some real life optical biosensors
- Sensing at terahertz
Evaluation process
The Optical Sensors course certificate requires candidates to register for and attend Swayam’s offline proctored examination. Once they release the online registration form through its URL, students can fill it up, pay its fees, and sit for the test in-person.
This form will display all the exam details - venues, timings, sessions, etc. Applicants can choose between a morning or an afternoon session and participate in this exam at Swayam’s designated test centers.
Instructors
IIT Roorkee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
No. A mere introductory knowledge in Optics is viable for enrolment.
This is an AICTE-approved learning program.
The Optical Sensors online course entails four assignments, one every week.
No. IIT Roorkee’s Professor Sachin Kumar Srivastava teaches the course.
The Optical Sensors certification examination is scheduled to commence on a date provided online.