The Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks - PIXNET Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna intends to be an interdisciplinary, multi-national initiative, training young telecommunication and electrical engineers to investigate the adoption of Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) as the central element in the evolution of information and communication devices (e.g. Data Centers, mobile terminals, etc.).

 

PIXNET encompasses a wide range of topics and expertise related to the development of highly-skilled “photonic engineers for communication and sensing”.

At the end of the learning activities, students will have mastered the following areas:

  • Optical communication
  • Optical network architectures
  • Optical components
  • Optical signal processing
  • Photonic integration technologies

Course Overview

Course level: postgraduate

Course type: full-time Master's

Duration: 2 years

4 Top-ranked University Partners:

Application: exclusively online

Scholarships: full-study sholarships are available covering all necessary costs during the study course in each module. Also tuition waiver covering tuition fees and insurance coverage are available. For further information click HERE

 

Structure and Mobility: 6 international mobility paths

The Masters Programme consists of 120 ECTS (2 academic years divided into four modules).Each module allows 30 ECTS to be gained.

The first 3 modules are based on traditional courses, laboratory exercises and laboratory sessions, while the last is based on independent work related to the Masters Thesis

The Masters includes a international student mobility component (6 mobility paths) in at least 2 of the participating EU institutions. The complete mobility options will be decided during the selection procedure.


Aim of the PIXNET Master's

Students will have acquired advanced optical networking skills and will be fully able to plan, design, manage and support photonic device technologies.

Students will be capable of developing proper interdisciplinary connections between the areas of telecommunication networks, micro-opto-electronics, and systems design. They will acquire theoretical and practical design skills for the operation and maintenance of network systems and device fabrication.

Regarding photonic integration, the exposure to different fabrication facilities will allow students to understand both the different technologic steps and the environment in which production platforms of integrated devices are standardized


Structure and Mobility Check here the main features of the 6 international mobility paths

#mobility path & study  curriculum1° module2°  module3° module4° modulen. degrees awardedAwarded degrees 

#1 Optical Switching Technologies

  SSSA

  SSSA

 TUE

 TUE

2

1) Master's Degree in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks by SSSA

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2) Master of Science in Electrical Engineering by TUE

#2 Optical Transceiver Technologies

ASTON

 ASTON

 TUE

 TUE

2

1) Master of Science in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and Networks by ASTON

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2) Master of Science in Electrical Engineering by TUE

#3 Design of Photonic Integrated Devices

SSSA

SSSA

ASTON

ASTON

2

1) Master in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks by SSSA

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2) Master of Science in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and Networks by ASTON

#4 Photonic Integrated Devices Manufacturing

ASTON

 ASTON

SSSA

SSSA

2

1) Master in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks by SSSA

+

2) Master of Science in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and Networks by ASTON

#5 Theory and Techniques for Photonic Integrated Devices

ASTON

ASTON

 OSAKA

SSSA

 3

1) Master in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks by SSSA,

+

2) Master of Science in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and Networks by ASTON

+

3) Master of Engineering by OSAKA

#6 Theory and Techniques for Photonic Integrated Devices

 

SSSA

 

SSSA

 

ASTON

 

OSAKA

 

2

1) Master in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks by SSSA 

+

2)Master of Science in Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and Networks by ASTON


Admission requirements Check here bachelor's degree and english proficiency knowledge required

Candidate profiles Check here in which category you can apply for

Scholarships Check here all the full scholarships available for Programme and Partner-country category applicants

Application procedure exclusively online application

Mobility paths - mobile version



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