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ECE 471 - Photonics I

★ 3.8 (fi 8) (either term, 3-0-3/2) Electromagnetic wave propagation at optical frequencies and approximations. Thermal and luminescent light sources, optical beams. Ray and Gaussian optics and simple optical components. Wave optics, polarization, interference, interferometric devices. Light-matter interactions. Optics of crystals; polarizers and waveplates. Photodetectors. Photonic engineering applications. Prerequisite: ECE 370 or E E 315, or corequisite PHYS 381. Note: Only one of the following courses may be taken for credit: ECE 471, E E 471 or PHYS 362. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 471 or E E 471.