E&C ENGR 441: Principles of Optics and Photonics

E&C ENGR Department University of Missouri-Kansas City 3.0 credits

Course Description

Topic: Principles of Optics and Photonics - Geometrical optics: reflection, refraction, ray tracing, ABCD matrices. Wave optics: wave equation, interference, diffraction, dispersion, paraxial wave equation, plane waves and Gaussian beams. Polarization: half- and quarter-wave plate, birefringence, Jones calculus. Optical sources: light-emitting diode and laser. Optical fibers: single- and multi-mode fibers, amplification by erbium-doped fiber, passive routing components, active electro-optic modulation, optical networks. Introduction to specific topics: nonlinear optics, lasers, fiber optics, quantum optics.

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