Fundamentals of Photonics

3 Credits

Concepts of generation, transmission, modulation, and detection of electromagnetic-waves. Paraxial rays and Gaussian beams in uniform media. Wave propagation in integrated waveguides and optical-fibers. Optical-cavity resonators. Light-matter interaction, absorption and amplification of radiation, spontaneous and stimulated-emission. Theory of laser-oscillation and linewidth-narrowing. Wave propagation in anisotropic media. Optical components such as waveplates, optical-couplers and isolators, electro-optic modulators, and photodetectors. Devices with periodic media such as Bragg-reflectors and distributed-feedback lasers. Credit will not be given for both ECE 348 and ECE 448 .