Objective
Fiber-optics has transformed, and continues to transform handling of information and transformed the telecommunications to the present day's terabit communication links. In addition, advancements of this technology and the related components have left considerable impact on totally different area- termed as Sensing, which spans but not limited to civil, mechanical, aeronautical, biochemical engineering. Today, fiber optics has emerged to a level where it plays key role in almost all of the relevant engineering applications. And hence, with the growing demand of complex and multi-facet applications of optical fiber and the need for based ultra sensitive devices, a wide area of application oriented research and development needs to be explored. Thus, it is extremely important to have a deep understanding of the fundamental and salient features behind this technology, which is key to design/development for highly accurate and sensitive application requirements. Proposed short term program will provide a detailed introduction to the fundamentals of fiber-optics along with some of the salient scopes including the present and futuristic R&D to young and established teachers/researchers/engineers. It will also include hand-on laboratory exposure to some of the special experimental techniques in the fiber-optics for better understanding of concepts and applications.

Eligibility
The course is open to the faculty members/researchers of AICTE approved engineering colleges, practicing engineers from industries and government organizations/departments. No course fee would be charged for participants sponsored by AICTE approved institutions. Participants from industries and government organizations/departments are required to pay a course fee of Rs 5000/- and Rs 2500/- respectively. The payment is to be made by demand draft drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favor of QIP, IIT Guwahati, payable at Guwahati.