10-11-2012, 05:29 PM
The Basics and Applications of Modern Photonics, Fiber Optics Communications, and Optical & Image Signal Processing
Course Objective and Description:
This course provides a blend of photonic fundamentals and applications to the fast moving
technology involved in optical communication systems and devices. Photonics is becoming increasingly
important as limitations of speed, size and bandwidth affect many electronic devices and systems. Here
the fundamentals of waves and their interactions with structures and materials are combined with the
application of these effects to lasers, other electro-optical devices, and optical systems and networks.
The course covers optical wave properties; fiber and integrated optics with applications to optical
communications; lasers and their operation and uses; selected optical devices; an introduction to optical
signal processing; and selected reviews of emerging photonic technologies including optical networks
and architectures. You will develop an overview of modern photonics, a understanding of optical
communications systems, and a knowledge of photonics in technology.