| Catalog Data | ECGR 6125/8125 Laser Electronics (3G) Prerequisite: ECGR 5125 with grade B or better or permission of department. The course include advanced topic in optical signal, system, and devices for optical communication, information, and signal processing. |
| References | 1. Optical Signal Processing, A. Vanderlugt, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992.
2. Optical Information Processing, T. S. Yu, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1983. 3. Fourier Optics: An Introduction, E. G. Steward, Ellis Horwood Limited, 1987. 4. Optical Information Processing and Holography, W. T. Cathey, John Wiley, 1974). 5. Principles of Optics, M. Born and E. Wolf, Macmillan, 1964. 6. Fundamentals of Photonics, B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich, John Wiley, 1991. 7. Signals and Systems, V. Oppenheim, A. S. Willsky and I. T. Young, Prentice Hall, 1983. 8. Optical Pattern Recognition, Francis T. S. Yu and Suganda Jutamulia, Cambridge University Press, 1998. 9. Optical Computing, Raymond Arrathoon, Marcel Dekker, 1989. 10. Optical Processing and Computing, H. H. Arsenault, T. Szoplik, & B. Macukow, eds, Academic Press, 1989. 11. Optical Information Processing and Holography, W.T. Cathey, Wiley & Sons. McGraw-Hill |
| Goals | This course is intended to make students familiar with the important topics in today optical signal processing in communication and related optical system. |
| Prerequisite | 1. Basic Optics
2. Electromagnetic Field Theory 3. Introductory Concepts of Communication Theory 4. Ray Optics 5. Fundamentals of Linear System 6. Laser Electronics 7. Introductory Concepts of Optoelectronic Devices 8. Basic Understanding of Optical Fibers and related devices |
| Class Topics | Fiber optic bi-directional signal. Nonlinear optical devices, optical amplifier, modulators and advanced topics in optical technology. |
| Outcomes | By completing this course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of modern optics communication, optical signal processing, and prevailing optical technology. This course addresses the advanced topics in the field of optical signal processing and explores beyond what is ubiquitous in today’s technology. |
| Computer Usage | No computer usage is required. |
| Laboratory | Only class room demonstration and occasional laboratory visitation |
| Design Content | This is not a design coerce |
| Grading * | There will be ten quizzes and a final examination. The point distribution toward the final grade is as follows:
Ten quizzes 50 points Final Examination 50 points |
| Follow-up Courses | Individual courses and research |
| Academic Integrity | Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of the UNCC Code of Student Academic Integrity (2001-2003 UNCC Catalog, p. 275) . This code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. |
| Notes | Semester specific topic, assignment, and test schedules will be provided to the students on the first day of class. |
| Coordinator | K. Daneshvar |
| Prepared by | K. Daneshvar, Feb, 22, 2001 |
* Grading policy may be modified by the instructor for each section of the course.