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May 02, 2024
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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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LASR 204 Communication, Imaging, and Remote Sensing5 credits
This course provides students with a fundamental overview and understanding of common photonics applications. Students develop an in-depth understanding of fiber optic communication and non-contact measurement photonic systems and acquire skills that have broad based industry relevance. Industry standard documentation and work place performance are covered thoroughly. Safety standards and procedures are emphasized throughout the course to thoroughly familiarize students with the photonics work environment.
Prerequisites: LASR 201
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Measure and calculate coupler split ratio
- Measure power and compare with power budget to assess performance of given fiber-optic systems
- Determine dispersion characteristics of optical fibers
- Use erbium-doped fiber amplifiers for signal regeneration
- Install and use electro-optic (EO) and acousto-optic (AO) devices (e.g. Q-switching)
- Use mechanical splices to join fibers
- Interpret and implement general imaging requirements
- Set up and align Mach-Zehnder interferometers
- Perform setup and calibration of imaging systems
- Measure wavefront aberrations
- Perform digital image processing
- Design and test photodetector circuits
- Setup and describe basic focal plane array system (e.g. CCD’s)
- Analyze and evaluate interferometric fringe patterns
Total Hours: 80 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 60
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