Courses content

Courses content

The teaching period is divided into three parts: basic courses from September to December, options in January and February, and the internship from March to July. Around 10% of the lectures are shared with the master MIO (Master en Ingénierie Optique), a master’s degree offering professional training in optics. The course includes lectures, tutorials and labs work.

The Common Core (September-December) offers fundamental courses on the various aspects of light-matter interaction, as well as intensive experimental and numerical practice. The current year’s timetable is available here.

List of the core courses:

Quantum Optics

Nonlinear Optics and optics in anisotropic media

Optics of condensed matter

Laser physics

Atomic and molecular physics

Metrology for quantum physics

The options (January-February) enable you to discover a wide range of very active research fields, with many internship and thesis topics on offer. At least 4 of the 6 options must be chosen. One option about Quantum Metrology, offered by the M2 ICFP Quantum Physics, can be taken in addition.

The content of the different options can be found below: