KIT - IPQ - Teaching

Open Bachelor and Master Theses
Title	Supervisor
3D-printed lenses for arrays of Radio-Frequency Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors	Dr. Artem Kuzmin Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Integrated turn-key Kerr soliton comb generator based on self-injection-locking and photonic wire bonds	Yung Chen, M.Sc. Dr. Huanfa Peng Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
THz carrier generation based on self-injection locked III-V mode-locked laser diode with a Si3N4 feedback circuit	Yung Chen, M.Sc. Dr. Huanfa Peng Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Hybrid External-Cavity Lasers using 3D-printed coupling elements	Pascal Maier, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Design and implementation of an optic-electronic-optic interferometer with intradyne detection	MD Salek Mahmud, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Randel
Constellation Shaping for Optical Satellite Links	Jonas Krimmer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Randel
Atmospheric Channel Impairments in Free-Space Optical Communications	Jonas Krimmer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Randel
Integrated optical coherence tomography with 3D printed optical components	Christian Bremauer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Integration of a Real-time Coherent FPGA-Based Communication Link with Ethernet Transmit and Receive Data	Joel Dittmer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Randel
Comparison and Design of Nonlinear Equalizers for THz Communications in Offline Digital Signal Processing	Joel Dittmer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Randel
THz packaging using Laser-printed metallic microstructures	Sina Foroutan Barenji, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Design and fabrication of THz elements using 3D multi-material printing	Sina Foroutan Barenji, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Exploring Novel LiDAR Concepts: From 3D-printed Systems to Efficiency Optimization	David Reichenbacher, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Design and optimization of 3D freeform waveguides with machine learning	Yiyang Bao, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Optical packaging of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) with photonic wire bonds (PWB)	Yiyang Bao, M.Sc. Dr. Artem Kuzmin Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Setup and Analysis of a Coherent SDM/DWDM Experiment using Optical Fequency Comb Generators	Patrick Matalla, M.Sc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Randel
Cryogenic photonic link for Qubit	Adrian Schwarzenberger, M.Sc. Dr. Artem Kuzmin Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Design and fabrication of a superconducting modulators	Dr. Artem Kuzmin Adrian Schwarzenberger, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Solid-state light detection and ranging (LiDAR) System - Characterization and design of active optical components	Stefan Singer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Solid-state light detection and ranging (LiDAR) System - Development of an optical phased array (OPA)	Stefan Singer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Active frequency and phase control for photonic assisted digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)	Alban Sherifaj, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Digital twin for photonic assisted digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)	Alban Sherifaj, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Real-time implementation of a carrier recovery scheme for a digital coherent optical receiver	Salek Mahmud, M.Sc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Randel
Coherent Free-Space Optical Communications	Jonas Krimmer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Randel
Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion using chip-scale soliton frequency comb	Dengyang Fang, M.Sc. Daniel Drayß, M.Sc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Koos
Simulation, design and experimental demonstration of novel stabilization concepts for sensing applications	Christian Bremauer, M.Sc. Dr. Tobias Harter, Zeiss (tobias.harter@zeiss.com) Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Quasi-CW SiNOHLasers	Alexander Kotz, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
CC-SiNOHModulators	Alexander Kotz, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos
Real-time Digital Signal Processing for Optical Communication	Patrick Matalla, M.Sc. Salek Mahmud, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Randel
Applications of Hybrid External-Cavity Lasers	Pascal Maier, M.Sc. Christian Bremauer, M.Sc. Prof. Dr. Christian Koos