Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
ENG EC 560 Introduction to Photonics (Altug)
Description: Introduction to ray optics, wave optics, Fourier optics, absorption, dispersion. Polarization, anisotropic media, and crystal optics. Guided-wave and fiber optics. Laboratory experiments: interference; diffraction and spatial filtering; polarizers, retarders, and liquid-crystal displays; fiber-optic communication links.
CAS PY 522 Electromagnetic Theory II (Averitt)
Description: Continuation of CAS PY 521. Magnetostatics, dipole moment, magnetic materials, boundary value problems. Electromagnetic induction, magnetic energy, Maxwell’s equations. Electromagnetic waves in materials, reflection, refraction. Waveguides. Scattering and diffraction. Special relativity. Lorentz transformations, covariant electrodynamics. Interaction of charges with matter. Radiation, Lienard-Wiechert potential, synchotron radiation, antennas.
ENG SC 765lBE 765 Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics (Bigio)
This course surveys the applications of optical science and engineering to a variety of biomedical problems, with emphasis on optical and photonics technologies that enable real, minimally-invasive clinical applications. The course teaches only those aspects of biology itself that are necessary to understand the purpose of the application. The first weeks introduce the optical properties of tissue, and following lectures cover a range of topics in three general areas: 1) Optical spectroscopy applied to diagnosis of cancer and other tissue diseases; 2) Photon migration and optical imaging of subsurface structures in tissue; and 3) Laser-tissue interactions and other applications of light for therapeutic purposes. In addition to formal lectures, recent publications from the literature will be selected as illustrative of various topical areas, and for each publication one student will be assigned to prepare an informal presentation (with overhead slides or Powerpoint) reviewing for the class the underlying principles of that paper and outlining the research results. Same as ENG BE 765; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.
ENG SC 770 Guided-wave Optoelectronics (Dal-Negro)
Discussion of physics and engineering aspects of integrated optics and optoelectronic devices. Semiconductor waveguides, lasers, and photodetectors. Layered semiconductor structures, quantum wells, and superlattices. QW detectors, emitters, and modulators. OEICs. Photonic switching. 4 cr.
ENG SC 700 Nano-photonics (Dal Negro)
Fundamentals of electrodynamics, diffraction theory and optical response theory; Strongly confined fields and near-field optics: optics below the diffraction limit; Lightmatter interactions in confined systems: quantum dots, wires and nanotubes, energy coupling phenomena, introductory concepts on plasmonics, photonic crystals structures; Applications to optical devices: nano-lasers, random lasers, photonic crystals LEDs, plasmon waveguides, micro-ring and ultra high Q resonators, principles of near-field optical microscopy, optical antennas and optical tweezers.
CAS PY 522 Electromagnetic Theory II (Erramilli)
Description: Continuation of CAS PY 521. Magnetostatics, dipole moment, magnetic materials, boundary value problems. Electromagnetic induction, magnetic energy, Maxwell’s equations. Electromagnetic waves in materials, reflection, refraction. Waveguides. Scattering and diffraction. Special relativity. Lorentz transformations, covariant electrodynamics. Interaction of charges with matter. Radiation, Lienard-Wiechert potential, synchotron radiation, antennas.
CAS CH 351 Physical Chemistry I (Georgiadis)
Description: Quantum Theory, atomic and molecular structure, molecular spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, solid state chemistry. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
GRS CH 641 Physical Organic Chemistry (Jones)
Description: Physical fundamentals of organic chemistry. Thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular orbital theory, and theory of concerted reactions. Isotope effects, aromaticity, linear free energy relationships, acidity functions, photo- and free-radical chemistry.
ENG BE 517 Practical Optical Microscopy of Biological Materials (Mertz)
Description: In this course students will learn the practice and the underlying theory of imaging with a focus on state-of-the-art live cell microscopy. Students will have the opportunity to use laser scanning confocal as well as widefield and near-field imaging to address experimental questions related to ion fluxes in cells, protein dynamics and association, and will use phase and interference techniques to enhance the detection of low contrast biological material. Exploration and discussion of detector technology, signals and signal processing, spectral separation methods and physical mechanisms used to determine protein associations and protein diffusion in cells are integrated throughout the course. Students will be assigned weekly lab reports, a mid-term and a final project consisting of a paper and an oral presentation on a current research topic involving optical microscopy.
ENG SC 563 Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Morse)
Prereq: ENG SC 410, SC 31 1, SC 415, and SC 560 or consent of instructor. lntroduction to fiber optics; components, concepts, and systems design techniques required for the planning, design, and installation of fiber-optic communication systems. Single- and multi-mode LED and semiconductor lasers, detectors, connectors and splicers, terminal and repeater electronics, wavelength division multiplexing optical amplifiers and solitons, and systems architecture for point-to-point and local area networks. Laboratory work on fiber and electronic measurements. 4 cr.
ENG EC 568 Optical Fiber Sensors (Morse)
Description: This course will cover the theory and practice of optical fiber sensors. This course will meet twice a week for two hours. In addition, there will be a three-hour laboratory each week. The focus of the course will be on laboratories involving various types of optical fiber sensors. Grades will be based on laboratory reports as well as a significant laboratory project
ENG SC 575 Semiconductor Devices (Paiella)
Prereq: ENG SC 410, SC 455, and CAS PY 313 or PY 354, or equivalent. Fundamentals of carrier generation, transport, recombination, and storage in semiconductors. Physical principles of operation of the PN junction, metal-semiconductor contact, MOS capacitor, MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor), JFET (Junction Field Effect Transistor) and bipolar junction transistor. Develops physical principles and models that are useful in the analysis and design of integrated circuits. 4 cr.
ENG EC 591 Photonics Lab I (Paiella)
Description: Introduction to optical measurements. Laser safety issues. Laboratory experiments: introduction to lasers and optical alignment; interference; diffraction and Fourier optics; polarization components; fiber optics; optical communications; beam optics; longitudinal laser modes. Optical simulation software tools.
ENG SC 700 Semiconductor Quantum Structures in Photonic Devices (Paiella)
Optical properties of semiconductors: interband optical transitions; excitons. Low dimensional structures: quantum wells, superlattices, quantum wires, quantum dots, and their optical properties; intersubband transitions. Lasers: double-heterojunction, quantum-well, quantum-dot, and quantum-cascade lasers; high-speed laser dynamics. Electro-optical properties of bulk and low-dimensional semiconductors; electroabsorption modulators. Detectors: photoconductors and photodiodes; quantum-well infrared photodetectors.
ENG SC 569 lntroduction to Subsurface Imaging (Saleh)
Prereq: Senior or graduate standing in ENG, PY, CH, MA, or CS. lntroduction to subsurface imaging using electromagnetic, optical, X-ray, and acoustic waves. Transverse and axial imaging using localized probes (confocal scanning, time of flight, and interferometric techniques). Multiview tomographic imaging: computed axial tomography, diffraction tomography, diffuse optical tomography, electrical impedance tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Image reconstruction and inverse problems. Hyperspectral and multisensor imaging. 4 cr.
ENG EC 763 Nonlinear and Ultrafast Optics (Saleh)
Description: Tensor theory of linear anisotropic optical media. Second- and third-order nonlinear optics. Three-wave mixing and parametric interaction devices, including second-harmonic generation and parametric amplifiers and oscillators. Four-wave mixing and phase conjugation optics. Electro-optics and photo-refractive optics. Generation, compression, and detection of ultra short optical pulses. Femtosecond optics. Pulse propagation in dispersive linear media. Optical solitons.
ENG SC 760 Advanced Topics in Photonics (Saleh)
This is an advanced special topics course in photonics; topics will vary from year to year. It will be offered in the spring term when there is no other 700-level course in the photonics area. Students who take the course on two different topics would be able to receive credit for it twice. Some of these offerings may become a permanent part of the curriculum in the future. 4 cr.
ENG SC 762 Quantum Optics (Saleh)
Prereq: ENG SC 560, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Review of the postulates of quantum mechanics. Quantization of the electromagnetic field. Coherent, thermal, squeezed, and entangled states, and their associated photon statistics. lnteraction of light with matter. Spontaneous and stimulated transitions. Theory of optical detection. Quantum theory of the laser. lnteraction of light with two-level atoms, including photon echo and self-induced transparency. Quantum theory of parametric interactions. 4 cr.
ENG SC 764 Optical Measurement (Sergienko)
Prereq: ENG SC 560. Detailed discussion of basic principles of major optical effects such as interference, diffraction, and polarization. Analysis of practical applications of interferometry, ellipsometry, photometry, and laser spectroscopy in modern optical measurement such as characterization of industrial processes, environmental control, communication, and laboratory research. 4 cr.
ENG EC 764 Optical Measurement (Swan)
Description: Detailed discussion of basic principles of major optical effects such as interference, diffraction, and polarization. Analysis of practical applications of interferometry, ellipsometry, photometry, and laser spectroscopy in modern optical measurement such as characterization of industrial processes, environmental control, communication, and laboratory research.
ENG SC 560 lntroduction to Photonics (Teich)
Prereq: CAS PY 313. lntroduction to ray optics, wave optics, Fourier optics and holography, absorption, dispersion. Polarization, anisotropic media, and crystal optics. Guided-wave and fiber optics. Elements of photon optics. Laboratory experiments: interference; diffraction and spatial filtering; polarizers, retarders, and liquid-crystal
displays; fiber-optic communication links. 4 cr.
ENG SC 763 Nonlinear and Ultrafast Optics (Teich)
Prereq: ENG SC 560. Tensor theory of linear anisotropic optical media. Second- and third-order nonlinear optics. Three-wave mixing and parametric interaction devices, including second-harmonic generation and parametric amplifiers and oscillators. Fourwave mixing and phase conjugation optics. Electro optics and photorefractive optics. Generation, compression, and detection of ultra short optical pulses. Femtosecond optics. Pulse propagation in dispersive linear media. Optical solitons. 4 cr.
MET AD 667 Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Development (Unger)
Description: Examines various approaches to developing “high tech” innovation based economies as a route to self sufficiency and growth. Factors studied include both structural reforms in the political, legal and economic areas, and government sponsored initiatives in higher education, basic research, private venture capital, grants to support new product development by promising ventures, and the creation of science and technology parks and “incubators.” Students independently research, write, and present studies of the strategies of various countries. This will be augmented by case studies, reading, and guest speakers on strategies being employed in such countries as Taiwan, Thailand, and Brazil.
