PHOTONICS & LIGHTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS and OPTICAL SENSORS
Academics
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih DİNLEYİCİ
Doç. Dr. Kıvılcım YÜKSEL ALDOĞAN
Researchers
Ertunga Burak Koçal
Şamil Şirin
Main Research Topics
– All-optical communication system components: Theory, simulation and experiments
– All-optical communication networks: Theory and simulation
– Photonic crystal devices: Simulation
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– Optical layer monitoring of Passive Optical Networks (PONs)
– Optical sensing with Fiber Brag Grating (FBG)
– Optical reflectometry techniques (OTDR, OFDR, Phase-OTDR …)
Projects
– Designing optical switch and all-optical routing
– Free space communication link performance analysis for two wavelengths
– Designing optics for camcorders
– Realization of back light units for LCD TV sets
– All optical switch that based on resonance breaking for optical fiber communication
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-Performance Evaluation of Phase-OTDR Sensing system Based on Weak Fiber Bragg Grating Array
-Implementation of Long-Period Fiber Grating for Refractive Index Measurements of Liquids
– Implementation of FBG-based sensors for traffic monitoring (railways and road) applications
Collaborators
– Various private companies (Industry), Turkey – TCTS Lab. Faculté Polytechnique De Mons, Belgium – Electromagnetism and Telecommunication Department, University of Mons (UMONS), Belgium – Applied Photonics Department, Multitel asbl (Mons, Belgium)