Introduction to Photonics and integrated optics. Topics include the study of anisotropic media and anisotropic optical elements such as half/quarter-wave retarders, interaction of light and sound, elements of plasmonics, dielectric waveguides and optical fibers, bragg gratings, directional couplers and integrated optical filters. The course introduces the student to a variety of different integrated devices for the manipulation of optical signals, discussing also design and modeling principles.