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Graduate Record 2020-2021 
    
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Graduate Record 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

ECE 5241 - Optics and Lasers

Reviews the electromagnetic principles of optics; Maxwell’s equations; reflection and transmission of electromagnetic fields at dielectric interfaces; Gaussian beams; interference and diffraction; laser theory with illustrations chosen from atomic, gas and semiconductor laser systems; detectors including photomultipliers and semiconductor-based detectors; and noise theory and noise sources in optical detection. Prerequisite: ECE 3103, 3209, 3750.



Credits: 3