PHOTONICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHYSICS/E C E 235 and ( E C E 320 , PHYSICS 322 , or concurrent enrollment in either one), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply Maxwell's equations to explain optical propagation, loss, and gain in free space, dielectrics, semiconductors, and metals Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Calculate reflectance and transmittance of light at interfaces under a variety of conditions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain the principles of interference and the functionality of interferometers and spectrometers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain the differences between various light sources, including different types of lasers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Calculate the behavior of rays using ray matrices, especially for imaging Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Review and assess current literature in the field of photonics Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply Maxwell's equations to explain optical propagation, loss, and gain in free space, dielectrics, semiconductors, and metals Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Calculate reflectance and transmittance of light at interfaces under a variety of conditions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain the principles of interference and the functionality of interferometers and spectrometers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain the differences between various light sources, including different types of lasers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Calculate the behavior of rays using ray matrices, especially for imaging Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Review and assess current literature in the field of photonics Audience: Graduate