Electrical & Computer Engin 673 - Introduction to Photonics

This course is the first introductory course in the field of photonics and introduces students to the fundamental operating principles of optical components and photonic devices. Three different descriptions of optical propagation and interaction (geometrical optics, wave optics, and electromagnetic optics) with increasing complexity and accuracy are presented. Physical phenomena and photonic devices whose operation can be described within the scope of each theory are introduced and discussed.

E&C-ENG 333 or PHYSICS 422