Photonics Courses

EE 6309 Fourier Optics (3 semester hours) Description of coherent optics using a linear systems approach. The concepts of impulse response and transfer functions for unbounded wave propagation, diffraction, and image formation. Introduction to holography and optical data processing. (3-0) R
EE 6310 Optical Communication Systems (3 semester hours) Operating principles of optical communications systems and fiber optic communication technology. Characteristics of optical fibers, laser diodes, and laser modulation, laser and fiber amplifiers, detection, demodulation, dispersion compensation, and network topologies. System topology, star network, bus networks, layered architectures, all optical networks. (3-0) T
EE 6311 Microwave Circuits and Systems (3 semester hours) Operating principles of devices at microwave and millimeter wave frequencies. Sources, detectors, waveguides, cavities, antennas, scattering parameters, impedance matching, system design. (3-0) R
EE 6312 Lasers and Modern Optics (3 semester hours) Theory and applications of lasers, including ray and beam optics. Design issues include power maximization, noise properties, spectral purity and high-speed modulation. Particular emphasis on semiconductor lasers and their relevance to optical communications. (3-0) Y
EE 6313 Semiconductor Opto-Electronic Devices (3 semester hours) Physical principles of semiconductor optoelectronic devices: optical properties of semiconductors, optical gain and absorption, wave guiding, laser oscillation in semiconductors; LEDs, physics of detectors, applications. (3-0) T
EE 6314 Principles of Fiber and Integrated Optics (3 semester hours) Theory of dielectric waveguides, modes of planar waveguides, strip waveguides, and optical fibers, coupled-mode formalism, directional couplers, diffractive elements, switches, wavelength tunable filters, polarization properties of devices and fibers, step and graded index fibers and devices fiber measurements, fiber splices, polarization properties, and fiber systems. (3-0) T
EE 6315 Engineering Optics (3 semester hours) Fundamental concepts of geometrical optics; first order optical system design and analysis, paraxial ray tracing, and aperture and field stops. Optical materials and properties; third order aberration theory. (3-0) T
EE 6316 Fields and Waves (3 semester hours) Study of electromagnetic wave propagation beginning with Maxwell's equations; reflection and refraction at plane boundaries; guided wave propagation; radiation from dipole antennas and arrays; reciprocity theory; basics of transmission line theory and waveguides. (3-0) Y
EE 6317 Physical Optics (3 semester hours) Study of optical phenomena based primarily on the electromagnetic nature of light; mathematical description of polarized light; Jones and Mueller matrices; interference of polarized waves; interferometers, diffractive phenomena based on scalar formalisms; diffraction gratings; and diffraction in optical instruments. (3-0) T
EE 6328 Nonlinear Optics (3 semester hours) Survey of nonlinear optical effects; origins of optical nonlinearities; laser-pulse propagation equations in bulk media and optical fibers; the nonlinear optical susceptibility tensor; second-order nonlinear optical effects (second harmonic generation, optical rectification, parametric mixing and amplification); third-order nonlinear optical effects in fiber optic communication systems (self-phase modulation, cross-phase modulation, stimulated Brillouin scattering, stimulated Raman scattering, four-wave mixing, nonlinear polarization mode dispersion); self-focusing and self-defocusing in bulk media; computational methods for nonlinear optics. Equivalent to PHYS 6361. Prerequisite: EE 6317, EE 6310 recommended. (3-0)T
EE 6329 Optical Signal Conditioning (3 semester hours) Engineering principles and applications of laser beam modulation and deflection (acousto-optics and electro-optics), harmonic generation and optical parametric processes, optical pulse compression and shaping. Prerequisites: EE 6316 and EE 6317. (3-0) T
EE 6333 Statistical Optics (3 semester hours) Statistical description of optical phenomena with an emphasis on coherence and propagation effects; power spectral density; Van Cittert-Zernike theorem; coherence properties of single and multimode laser radiation; intensity interferometer; laser speckle; imaging through random media; detection of optical radiation; photon statistics. (3-0) R
EE 6334 Advanced Geometrical and Physical Optics (3 semester hours) Geometrical optics as a limiting case of the propagation of electromagnetic waves; geometrical theory of optical aberrations; the diffraction theory of aberrations; image formation with partially coherent and partially polarized light; computational methods for physical optics. Other topics may be selected from the following: diffraction theory of vector electromagnetic fields, diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves, optics of metals, Lorenz-Mie theory of the scattering of light by small particles, and optics of crystals. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Equivalent to PHYS 5368. Prerequisite EE 6317 (3-0). R
EE 6340 Introduction to Telecommunications Networks (3 semester hours) Circuit, Message and Packet Switching. The hierarchy of the ISO-OSI Layers. The Physical Layer: channel characteristics, coding, error detection. The Data Link Control Layer: retransmission strategies, framing, multiaccess protocols, e.g., Aloha, Slotted Aloha, CSMA, CSMA/CD. The Network Layer: routing, broadcasting, multicasting, flow control schemes. Corequisite: EE 6349. (3-0) Y
EE 6343 Detection and Estimation Theory (3 semester hours) Parameter estimation. Least-square mean-square, and minimum-variance estimators. Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) and Maximum-Likelihood (ML) estimators. hypothesis testing, Bayes estimation. Linear vector spaces. Continuous and discrete time detection and estimation. Prerequisite: EE 6349. (3-0) R
EE 6345 (CE 6345) Engineering of Packet-Switched Networks (3 semester hours) Detailed coverage, from the point of view of engineering design, of the physical , data-link, network and transport layers of IP (Internet Protocol) networks. This course is a master's-level introduction to packet networks. Prior knowledge of digital communication systems is strongly recommended. (3-0) Y
EE 6349 Random Processes (3 semester hours) Random processes concept. Stationarity and independence. Auto-correlation and cross-correlation functions, spectral characteristics. Linear systems with random inputs. Special topics and applications. Prerequisite: EE 4300 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EE 6351 Computational Electromagnetics (3 semester hours) Review of Maxwell's equations; numerical propagation of scalar waves; finite-difference time-domain solutions of Maxwell's equations; numerical implementations of boundary conditions; numerical stability; numerical dispersion; absorbing boundary conditions for free space and waveguides; selected applications in telecommunications, antennas, microelectronics and digital systems. (3-0) Y
EE 6352 Digital Communication Systems (3 semester hours) Digital communication systems are discussed. Source coding and channel coding techniques are introduced. Signaling schemes and performance of binary M-ary modulated digital communication systems. The overall design considerations and performance evaluations of various digital communications systems are emphasized. Prerequisite: EE 6349 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EE 6481 Numerical Methods In Engineering (4 semester hours) Numerical techniques in engineering and their applications, with an emphasis on practical implementation. A knowledge of C or C++ will be required. Topics will include some or all of the following: numerical methods of linear algebra, interpolation, solution of nonlinear equations, numerical integration, Monte Carlo methods, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, and numerical solution of integral equations. This course is cross listed with PHYS 5403. (4-0) T
EE 7340 Optical Network Architectures and Protocols (3 semester hours) Introduction to optical networks. The ITU Optical Layer. First-generation optical networks. Standards, e.g. SONET/SDH, FDDI. Second-generation optical networks. Broadcast and select networks. The lightpath concept. Wavelength routing networks. Virtual topology design. Photonic packet switching. Advanced solutions and testbeds. Prerequisite: EE 6340 (3-0) T.
EE 7V83 Special Topics in Optics and Fields  (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EE 8V40 Individual Instruction in Electrical Engineering (1-6 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([1-6]-0) R
EE 8V70 Research In Electrical Engineering (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) R
EE 8V98 Thesis (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) S
EE 8V99 Dissertation (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) S