Category Archives: Undergraduate Course

Execution of project developed in OSE 4911, including complete project design review, prototyping, construction, testing, cost, functionality, demonstration, presentation, and reporting. Emphasis on team effort. Credits: 3 hours Prerequisites: OSE 4951, Senior standing Detailed Description: The course is a continuation of OSE 4951, Senior Design I. The student teams will assemble the designed system using commercially available […]

Development of the technical, communication, and team skills for successful design of optical and photonic systems. Preparation of project proposals for Senior Design II. Credits: 3 hours Prerequisites: OSE3053, OSE4520Corequisites: OSE3052, OSE4470, OSE4410, Senior standing Detailed Description:Students will prepare plans for a team-driven capstone project for an optical system driven by a real world customer (from industry, small business, utilities, government, […]

Introduction to recent advances in optics & photonics, to ethical issues, and to effective communication appropriate to the field of optics & photonics. Credits: 2 hours Prerequisites: OSE 3052Introduction to Photonics or PHY 4424 Optics, or EEL 4440 Optical Engineering and Senior standing Detailed Description:This course introduces the students to recent advances in optics & photonics. Students […]

Laboratory experiments introducing imaging systems. 2D gazing and scanning systems. Interferometeric metrology. Optical coherence tomography. Spectroscopy and spectral imaging. Display systems. Credits: 1 Prerequisites: EEL3123C Networks & Systems; OSE3052 Introduction to Photonics; CR: OSE4830 Imaging and Display. Detailed Description:The goal of this course is to provide the hands on experience on image acquisition, processing and analysis. The […]

Mathematical and physical models of two- and three-dimensional imaging systems including gazing, scanning, interferometric, tomographic, and hyperspectral systems. Applications to remote sensing, biology, and medicine. Credit Hours: 3 hours Prerequisites: EEL 3123C, OSE 3052 Detailed Description: This course introduces the basic principles of two- and three-dimensional imaging systems. It begins with the mathematical description of […]

This course is an introduction to photobiology (interaction of light with biological matter), tissue optics, light-induced cellular processes, optical biosensors, and cellular and molecular imaging. Credits: 3 hours Prerequisite: Not specifically required but OSE 3052 (Introduction to Photonics) would be a helpful course. Detailed Description:Biophotonics is an emerging multidisciplinary field where light-based methods are utilized to reveal […]

Optics of the human eye and color vision. Optical and neural processing of spatial, temporal, and color information. Detection, discrimination, and recognition. Color science. Credits: 3 hours Prerequisites: OSE 3052 Introduction to Photonics Detailed Description:This course is an introduction to optics of the human eye and physiology of the visual system. It covers optical and neural processing […]

The photon nature of light. Absorption and spontaneous and stimulated emission of light. Fluorescence. Optical amplifiers. Optical resonators. Lasers. Pulsed lasers. Nonlinear optical wave conversion. Credit Hours: 1 hour, 2 hours seat time Corequisite: OSE 4520, PR OSE 3052 Course Overview This is a laboratory course that is designed to give students hands-on experience in aligning, characterizing and […]

The photon nature of light. Absorption and spontaneous and stimulated emission of light. Fluorescence. Optical amplifiers. Optical resonators. Lasers. Pulsed lasers. Nonlinear optical wave conversion. Credit Hours: 3 Hours Prerequisites: OSE 3052 Course Overview This course is an introduction to the principles of operation and design of lasers. The concept of the photon is first introduced and processes […]

Introduction to the principles and design of fiber-optic communication systems including the integrated-optic and optoelectronic devices used in transmitters and receivers. Credits: 3 hours Prerequisites: EEL 3123C Networks & Systems, OSE 3052 (Introduction to Photonics) Detailed Description:This course is an introduction to the principles of optical fiber communication systems. The course covers three topics: 1) The optical […]

Introduction to light as rays, waves, and photons. Optical fibers. Interference and diffraction. Polarization. Image formation. LEDs and Lasers. Detectors. Optical systems (cameras, scanners, sensors) Credits: 3 hours Prerequisites: MAP 2302 Differential Equations, acceptance to PSE Major Detailed course description: Introduction: Some of the main growth areas in the “high-tech” sectors are centered on the branch of optics […]

Laboratory experiments covering the optical fiber as a communication channel, coupler, transmitter and receiver using optoelectronic device, multiplexing, and overall systems performance. Credits: 1 hour, 2 hours seat time Co-requisite or Prerequisite: OSE 4470 Fiber-Optic Communications Detailed Description:This lab course is associated with the theory course on the same topic (OSE 4470) on introduction to the principles […]