Undergraduate Photonics Specialization

The College of Optics and Photonics and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have joined forces for the formation of a new specialization in Photonics within the BSEE degree. The specialization will be available for enrollment in Fall 2010. Given the growth in photonics and photonics-related industry in recent years, we believe that this specialization will open outstanding new career opportunities for EE majors. The courses will be available to all science and engineering majors in appropriate disciplines at UCF.

We strongly encourage talented Electrical Engineering majors to take advantage of this opportunity and combine their Electrical Engineering education with the burgeoning field of Optics and Photonics by taking this specialization, or by taking individual courses.

UCF’s CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, is one of the nation’s premier centers of excellence in the field of Optics and Photonics, with faculty who are world-leaders in their research fields. Optics and Photonics is the science and technology of light: Lasers; LEDSs; Displays; Optical Fibers; and Imaging Systems for applications in industry and medicine.

For more information, please contact Dr. David Hagan, Associate Dean of the College of Optics and Photonics, or Dr. Samuel Richie, Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Program Coordinator.

specialization details: The specialization will consist of 10 hours as follows:† (All of these courses count as electives in your EE degree.)

We strongly recommend completing EEL 3470 Electromagnetic Fields prior to taking the Introduction to Photonics course.

• OSE 4052 - Introduction to Photonics, Fall (3 credit hours )
• OSE 4470 - Optical Fiber Communication Systems, Spring (3 credit hours)
• OSE 4830 - Introduction to Imaging Systems, Spring (3 credit hours)
• EEL 4050L - EECS Integrated Laboratory (1 credit hour)

† The specialization has been approved by the College of Engineering and is pending UCF approval.