Electro-Optics
(3-0-0-3)
CMPE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the CMPE degree.
EE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the EE degree.
Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.
Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Optics and Photonics
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Prerequisites: None.
Catalog Description
Study of the fundamental principles and primary applications of lasers, andof detectors of optical radiation.
Textbook(s)
Laser ElectronicsCourse Outcomes
Not Applicable
Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)
Outcome 1 (Students will demonstrate expertise in a subfield of study chosen from the fields of electrical engineering or computer engineering):
1. Analyze a Fabry-Perot interferometer and obtain the resonant wavelengths (modes).
2. Understand the working principles and characteristics of various lasers
Outcome 2 (Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate advanced problems and apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solve those problems):
1. Calculate the lasing threshold condition of common laser structures.
Outcome 3 (Students will demonstrate the ability to utilize current knowledge, technology, or techniques within their chosen subfield):
1. Identify modern applications for various laser types, including gas, solid state, and semiconductor lasers.
Topical Outline
Wave Propagation
Laws of Reflection and Refraction
Interference and Coherence
Ray Tracing
ABCD Matrices
Stability Criterion
Gaussian Beams
Introduction
ABCD Propagation
Optical Cavities
Fabry Perot Resonance
ABCD Law
Photon Lifetime
Introduction to Lasers
Stimulated Emission
Einstein Coefficients
Lineshape
Threshold and Steady State Conditions
Two, Three, and Four Level Laser Systems
Laser Dynamics
Q-switching and Mode-locking
Saturable Absorbers and Amplifiers
Laser Examples
Doped Insulator Lasers
Gas Lasers
Dye Lasers
Excimer Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Detection of Optical Radiation
Square Law Devices
Noise
Optical Communication