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EEL4440 - Optical Engineering

This course is an introduction to optical engineering.

Prerequisite

  • College Level Basic Physics and Mathematics

Reference Books

  1. Basic Optics for Electrical Engineers by G. Boreman, SPIE Press.
  2. Fundamentals of Photonics by B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich, Wiley, 1991.

Topics

Part I Basic Facts about Light
  • Of Light and Matter
  • Light Propagation
  • Polarization
  • Interference
  • Diffraction
Part II Imaging Systems
  • Lens
  • Imaging Systems
  • Ray Tracing
  • Image Quality
Part III Radiometry and Detection
  • Measure of Energy Content of Optical Radiation
  • Detectors and Their Specifications
  • Noises in Detection
  • SNR in Imaging Systems
Part IV Signal Processing and Communication Systems
  • Lasers
  • Optical Fibers
  • Modulation of Light
  • Optical Signal Processing
  • Optical Communication Systems

OSE6335 MEMS-based Fiber-Optic Signal Processing Module (left) and All Fiber Connected Single Bit Photonic Delay Line (PDL) Module (right)