Topics include lasers, light emitting diodes, optical fiber communications, fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers, planar optical waveguides, light modulators and photodetectors. Check the Photonics Course Web Site for more information. The Photonics course was last offered during term B00, and will be offered again in term B02. This course is intended to complement the Photonics course, by examining the principles and applications of lasers in more detail. Like the Photonics course, it is suitable for engineering students as well as physics majors, and can be counted toward a minor in physics.
Students write a term paper and give an oral presentation on a laser-related topic.
More information can be obtained at the Laser course web site . The Introduction to Lasers course was last offered during term B99, and will be offered again in term B01.