| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Anderson | 4/03 |
| | 737 | Photonics Laboratory |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Experiments in photonics from among: fiber optics, liquid crystals, quantum devices, optical sensing, acousto-optics, lasers, |
| | solar cells, holography, and optical computing. Supplemental lecture. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr (odd years). | 4 | U G | 2 cl, 1 4-hr lab. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 312, and prereq or concur 432; or grad standing. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Dynamic electromagnetics, partial differential equations, semiconductor energy band diagrams. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Notes from UniPrint |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] B. E. A. Saleh, M. C. Teich, "Fundamentals of Photonics," Wiley, 1991. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students learn modern experimental techniques in optics and photonics. (Criterion 3(k)) |
| | 2. Student learn to design and build physical experiments and interpret and analyze data. (Criteria 3(b),(c)) |
| | 3. Students learn to supplement class learning with independent research. (Criterion 3(i)) |
| | 4. Student practice technical writing. (Criterion 3(g)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Safety (2) |
| | Optics Review, Polarization, Photometry and radiometry (3) |
| | Optical components, displays, and detectors (3) |
| | Experimental data analysis (1) |
| | Current events in optics (1) |
| | *Labs (students do a subset of the following): |
| | Fiber optic communications |
| | Optical Sensing |
| | Solar Cells |
| | Laser diode physics |
| | Liquid Crystals |
| | Acousto-optics |
| | Quantum optical effects in semiconductors |
| | Holography |
| | Optical signal processing |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 2 cl, 1 4-hr lab. |
| | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:24 PM |
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