Directed individual studies

TDK (students’ scientific circles), summer internships, BSc thesis, MSc thesis, PhD research for physics, electrical-, chemical- and mechanical engineering students.

For more details please contact the topic’s supervisor!


Ph.D. Courses

  • 2 semesters: Optics and quantum optics
  • 1 semester: Applied solid state physics
  • 2 semesters: Surface physics
  • 1 semester: Laser physics
  • Directed individual studies (6 semesters)

Over 120 students have participated in the program. 52 students have been awarded a PhD degree in the last 10 years


Accredited courses of the department

The actual fact sheets (sorry, in Hungarian only!) are available from the Hungarian page.

  • For BSc courses click here
  • For MSc courses click here

Laboratory measurements for students

  • Coherent optical signal processing
  • Laser diode
  • Optical waveguide
  • Acoustooptic filter
  • Electron beam lithography
  • Optical gratings
  • CD pickup head
  • Laser vibration meter
  • CO_2 lasers in medicine
  • CO_2 lasers in the industry
  • Acoustooptic light diffraction
  • Optical heterodyne detection
  • Study of lens defects by ray tracing
  • Absorption of Gamma rays, liquid level and density measurements
  • Absorption and reflection of Beta rays, thickness measurement
  • Magnetooptical Kerr-angle measurement. Measurement of magnetic moments by vibrational magnetometer
  • Lock-in amplifier.
  • Semiconductor optical detectors
  • Auger electron spektroscopy
  • X-Ray diffraction
  • Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
  • Testing of optical properties of CD-read/write heads
  • UV, visible and NIR spectrophotometry
  • Chlorophyl fluorescence
  • Absorption studies on ZnSe single crystals
  • Spectrophotometer: Hydrogen spectrum, band gap
  • Tunable dye laser. Optical multichannel analyser

Teaching Activities

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Student Laboratory

Basic Courses

For Physics students

  • 1 semester Optics
  • 3 semesters Physics laboratory practices
  • 1 semester Experimental physics
  • 2 semesters Programming
  • 1 semesters Foundations of Electrodynamics

For students of the School of Electrical Engineering

  • 2 semesters: Physics (experimental), BSc
  • 1 semester: Physics (quantum mechanics and solid state physics), MSc
  • 1 semester: Engineering chemistry
  • 1 semester: Applied Solid State Physics

For students of the School of Chemical Engineering

  • 1 semester materials characterization
  • 1 semester: Physics for Environmental Engineers

For students of the School of Mechanical Engineering

  • 2 semesters: Physics
  • 1 semester: Applied laser technique
  • 1 semester: Laser physics

Special Courses

  • Solving of Physical Problems
  • Physical optics
  • Laser physics
  • Optical materials and technologies
  • Optical system design
  • Optical signal processing
  • Interference
  • Crystal physics
  • Quantum electronics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Optoelectronic devices
  • Properties of solid states
  • Microscopy
  • Foundations of biophysics
  • Physical chemistry of surfaces
  • Surface physics
  • Semiconductor Physics
  • Diffusion in solids
  • Vacuum physics and techniques
  • Electron and ion optics
  • Experimental methods in material science
  • Atomic level computer simulation
  • Light emission and light sources
  • Micro- and nanotechnologies
  • Applied plasma physics
  • Directed individual studies (1 semester BSc 3 semesters MSc)