Joint electrical engineering/physics course sequence for optics fundamentals and design

Robert Magnusson; Theresa A. Maldonado; Truman D. Black

doi:10.1117/12.388729

16 June 2000 Joint electrical engineering/physics course sequence for optics fundamentals and design

Robert Magnusson, Theresa A. Maldonado, Truman D. Black

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Proceedings Volume 3831, Sixth International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388729
Event: Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP'99), 1999, Cancun, Mexico

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Optics is a key technology in a broad range of engineering and science applications of high national priority. Engineers and scientists with a sound background in this field are needed to preserve technical leadership and to establish new directions of research and development. To meet this educational need, a joint Electrical Engineering/Physics optics course sequence was created as PHYS 3445 Fundamentals of Optics and EE 4444 Optical Systems Design, both with a laboratory component. The objectives are to educate EE and Physics undergraduate students in the fundamentals of optics; in interdisciplinary problem solving; in design and analysis; in handling optical components; and in skills such as communications and team cooperation. Written technical reports in professional format are required, formal presentations are given, and participation in paper design contests is encouraged.

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Robert Magnusson, Theresa A. Maldonado, and Truman D. Black "Joint electrical engineering/physics course sequence for optics fundamentals and design", Proc. SPIE 3831, Sixth International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics, (16 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388729

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