About Us ABET ECE 1241photonics Theory 2(3 credits) Cross Listed as PHYS 1162 and CHEM 1471 Description : This course gives the theoretical basis for modern optical techniques used in experimental physics and chemistry and modern communications. The course is co-taught by faculty in ECE, Physics, and Chemistry and is at a level is appropriate for senior undergraduates or graduate students in science or engineering. Prerequisites : Physics 369 (classical optics) and Photonics I are required as a prerequisite unless specifically exempted by the instructor. Prior course work in electric fields and waves is strongly encouraged; for example Physics 368 and Physics 160 or ECE 1259 and 1266 Text : Keigo Iizuka, Elements of Photonics, Wiley, 2002 Course Objectives : To provide the student with an advanced knowledge of the physical process governing the generation, propagation and detection of light. Topics Covered : Part I, Nonlinear optics: second harmonic generation and four wave mixing, parametric oscillations, ultra-fast lasers and mode-locking. Part II Semiconductor optics and devices: semiconductor band structure, quantum wells and heterostructures, optical transitions, semiconductor light sources and detectors. Part III, Statistical Optics: detector noise, photon statistics and photon squeezing, light scattering. Class Schedule : Class meets twice a week for a lecture of 75 minutes. The three parts of the topics are lectured consecutively by three different faculty members. Homework assignments are given weekly and at the end of each part, an exam - cumulative for that part - is given. There is no final exam. Professional Component Contributions : Students learn how to approach real world problems; design optical and fiber-optical components. Become sensitive to the need of engineering choices to balance constraints with optimal characteristics. Analyze error margins. Prepared by: Dietrich W. Langer Date Prepared: April 19, 2005
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