Nanophotonics Courses and Certifications

Nanophotonics and Detectors

27 ratings at Coursera

Design nanophotonic emitters and optical detectors: quantum cascade lasers, confined photons, metal-insulator-semiconductor structures, CCDs, photoconductors, pn junctions, and avalanche photodiodes.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

IIT Guwahati;  NPTEL

Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, And Metamaterials

Explores how nanophotonics, plasmonics, and metamaterials control electromagnetic radiation at the nanoscale, from photonic crystals to cloaking devices.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Hyderabad;  NPTEL

Fundamentals of Nano and Quantum Photonics

Explores nanophotonics from plasmonic nanoparticles and metamaterials to quantum light, photon statistics, antibunching, and light–atom interactions.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Ultrasensitive and Ultraselective Liquid Biopsy: Nanophotonics-Driven Digital Resolution Biomolecule Sensing - Spring 2023

Explores how nanophotonics and target molecule recycling can enable ultrasensitive, ultraselective liquid biopsy sensing.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Fundamentals of Nano and Quantum Photonics

Explore nano and quantum photonics principles, applications, and cutting-edge research in this comprehensive examination of light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

• YouTube
• 11 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

微纳光子学

结合微纳表征技术，探索微纳尺度光与物质相互作用、光场调控及前沿光子器件设计。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Nanoscience and Technology

Gain a deep understanding of the design principles and technology behind modern nanoelectronics and nanophotonics

• edX
• 32 weeks, 5-9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $4,833.00

Introduction to Microwave and Optical Metamaterials

Explore how microwave and optical metamaterials control electromagnetic radiation, from effective-medium theory and resonators to cloaking, tunable devices, fabrication, and characterization.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Thorlabs

Recent Advances in Integrated Quantum Photonics

Explore integrated quantum photonics: generation, manipulation, and detection of photonic quantum states using III-V materials in photonic chiplets for high-efficiency quantum light generation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nanophotonic Modeling

Learn a comprehensive set of simulation techniques to predict the performance of photonic nanostructures.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 8-9 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

ITMO University

Plasmonics: From Fundamentals to Modern Applications

Plasmonics is a newly emerged and fast growing branch of optics.Learn the fundamentals as well as the latest achievements and modern applications.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

IIT Guwahati;  NPTEL

Photonic Crystals: Fundamentals & Applications

Learn to design photonic-crystal devices by understanding light propagation through periodic dielectric structures, band gaps, defects, and guided modes.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Nanotechnology: The Basics

6 ratings

Explore how matter behaves when it is super small: nanomaterial types, limits on tiny wires and transistors, nanoscale magnetism, and light control via diffraction and plasmonics.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course