The graduate program in "Photonics & Nanoelectronics" is a continuations of the very successful program in "Microelectronics & Optoelectronics". It is leading to a Masters degree in one of the following disciplines: 1. Matter-Radiation Interaction, 2. Epitaxial growth of semiconductor heterostructures-nanostructures, 3. Applications of Photonics in Biomedical Technology, Nanotechnology and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, 4. Magnetic materials, 5. High precision metrology, 6. Micro/nano and opto-electronics of SiC, GaAs, GaN and other semiconductors, 7. Optics (linear, wave, nonlinear and quantum), 8. Advanced optoelectronic semiconductor structures, transparent materials, quantum dot nanostructures, 9. Imaging of nanostructures, 10. Ultrafast phenomena – ultrashort pulses, 11. Physical and bio-chemical sensors, 12. Photonic/semiconductor materials/structure and Microelectronics, 13. Cold matter - degenerate gases.

The normal duration of the Masters Program is 18 months. The Program can be extended upto 36 months (max), after the acceptance of a relevant request by the graduate program committee.

The requirements for the Masters degree are a Masters thesis and successful performance in 7 cources. The courses Physics of Semiconductor Structures, Quantum Electronics I and Applied Quantum Mechanics are mandatory. Upon approval by the program’s steering committee, the student may choose upto two more cources from another graduate program of the Physics Department or similar programs of other Departments of the University of Crete