Fibre Optics and Photonics

3 credits

Introduction to fibre optic transmission, single-mode and multimode fibre optics, dispersion and absorption design criteria, semiconductor diode lasers, LEDs, modulators, pn and p-i-n receivers, point-to-point and network implementations of fibre optic networks and integrated photonic systems. Credit will be granted for only one of ENGR 472 or ENGR 572. [3-2*-0] Prerequisite: ENGR 378.