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Sophomore |
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2011 Methods I |
1. Voltmeters |
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2. Measurements of resistance |
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3. Kirchhoff's Laws |
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4. Thevenin and Norton equivalents |
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5. Oscilloscope & function generator |
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6. Operational Amplifiers |
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7. RL and RC circuits - time & freq. Response |
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8. Soldering and Crimping |
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Junior |
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3021 Methods II |
1.
Introduction to PSpice
2.
Introduction to MATLAB
3.
First Order Circuits (RC
and RL)
4.
Transfer Functions,
poles, time constants
5.
Second Order Circuits (RLC)
6.
Damping Ratios, Natural
Frequencies
7.
Diodes -Introduction to
Nonlinearity
8.
Passive Filter Design
9.
Fourier Series
10. Spectral Analysis
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3031 Methods III |
1. Diode and Rectifier
Circuits
2. Transmission Line
Effects
3. BJT Amplifiers
4. MOSFET Amplifiers
5. Differential
Amplifiers
6. Op-Amp Circuits
7.
CMOS Digital Circuits
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3031-T Methods III |
1. I-V Characteristics
of Diode
2. Diode Rectifier
Circuits
3. Transmission Line
Effects
4. I-V Characteristics
of BJT and MOSFET
5. BJT Amplifiers
6. MOSFET Amplifiers
7. Differential
Amplifiers
8. Op-Amp Circuits
9. Feedback Circuit
10. CMOS Digital Circuits
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3113 Energy Conversion |
1.
Introduction to Energy Conversion
2. Steady-state 1 ph & 3
ph circuits, power calculations
3. Magnetic circuit
calculations
4. Transformers - steady
state operation, equivalent circuits, three-phase connections
5. Introduction to Power
Electronics
6.
Electromechanical energy conversion
fundamentals
7. Synchronous machines
(round-rotor) in steady state, equivalent circuits,
power angle characteristics
8. Three-phase induction
motor - steady state operation, equivalent circuits,
torque-speed characteristics
9. Single-phase induction
motors - types and starting techniques
10. DC generators and motors - steady
state operation and applications
11. Power system
operation fundamentals
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3213 Microcomputer Principles |
1. Introduction to Embedded Microcomputer Systems |
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2. Number Systems, DataRepresentation |
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3. Assembly Language Concepts |
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4. 6811 Instruction Set |
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5. 68HC711 Memory Organization and I/O Ports |
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6. Arrays and Stacks |
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7. Subroutines |
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8. I/O Techniques |
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9. Interrupts |
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10. Serial I/O |
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3233 Digital Logic Design |
1.
Combinational Logic Analysis
2. Combinational Logic
Synthesis
3. Flip Flops and Circuits
with Feedback
4. Sequential Circuit
Design
5. Finite State Machine
Optimization
6. Registers, Counters and
Shift Registers
7. Combinational Logic –
Glitches and Hazards
8. Switching Logic
9. CPLDs and FPGAs
10. Read-Only and
Read/Write Memory
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3233- T Digital Logic Design |
1. Boolean
algebra
2. Analysis and design of
combinational logic
3. Logic minimization
4. Flip-flops
5. State machines
6. Analysis and design of
sequential circuits
7. State minimization
8. Programmable logic
devices
9. Design and
implementation of combinational and sequential circuits with
1) discrete logic devices and 2)
programmable logic devices (lab experience)
10. Design and implementation of a
working system or project
11. Working as a
member of a team
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3313 Electronic Devices |
1. Diode Circuits |
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2. DC Analysis of BJT Circuits |
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3. AC Analysis of BJT Circuits |
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4. DC Analysis of MOSFET Circuits |
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5. AC Analysis of MOSFET Circuits |
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6. BJT Differential Amplifiers |
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7. MOSFET Differential Amplifiers |
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8. Op-Amp Circuits |
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9. Feedback Circuit |
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10. CMOS Digital Circuits |
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3513 Signal Analysis |
1. Generalized Functions |
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2. Generalized Fourier series |
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3. Complex and trigonometric Fourier series |
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4. Fourier Transforms |
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5. Convolution and Correlation of Functions |
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6. Impulse Response and Transfer Functions |
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7. Sampling Theory |
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8. Introduction to Filter Theory |
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9. Double Sideband Modulation |
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10. Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation |
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11. Frequency Modulation and Demodulation |
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12.Time and Frequency Domain Multiplexing |
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3613 Electromagnetic Fields |
1. Be able
to perform basic vector integral and differential operations on
electromagnetic field quantities.
2.
Understand how the material properties of conductivity and
permittivity
affect an electromagnetic field.
3. Be able to calculate
capacitance and inductance of simple structures.
4. Know how electric
charge, potential, and field are related to each other and
calculate any two given one.
5. Understand when you
need to treat wires as transmission lines and the
meaning
of characteristic impedance and phase velocity.
6. Be able to calculate
the reflection coefficient and standing wave ratio from
characteristic impedance and load.
7. Be able to design
simple transmission line based devices including impedance
matching and filters.
8. Be able to write
Maxwell's equations (M.E.) in differential form and simplify them
to the wave equation.
9. Understand the plane
wave solution to M.E. and when it is applicable.
10. Be able to calculate power
propagation in a plane wave
11. Understand how a
simple antenna works and the parameters used to describe
antennas including
antenna directivity and gain.
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ECEN 3623
Mathematical Foundations of Electromagnetics and Photonics
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1. Solve
static field problems based on Coulomb’s law, Ampere’s law, Gauss’s
law, and the Biot-Savart law.
2. Solve Laplace and
Poisson’s equations both analytically and computationally.
3. Be able to calculate
the energy stored in an electromagnetic field.
4. Express the
mathematical form of a plane wave and be able to calculate power
transfer.
5. Ability to calculate
power reflection, refraction, and transmission of waves at
material boundaries.
6.
Be able to calculate the radiation from moving charges using both
analytical
and numerical approaches.
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3713 Network Analysis |
1. The Laplace Transform |
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2. Inverse Laplace Transforms |
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3. First Order and Second Order Circuits |
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4. Use of Laplace Transforms in Circuit Analysis |
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5. Transfer Function |
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6. Convolution |
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7. Frequency Response |
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8. Bode Diagrams |
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9. Passive Filters |
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10. Fourier Series |
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3723 Systems I |
1. Review of Signal Representations |
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2. Review of Laplace Transforms |
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3. Review of Inverse Laplace Transforms |
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4. Review of Solutions of Differential Equations |
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5. Transfer Functions |
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6. Modeling of Electrical Circuits |
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7. Modeling o f Mechanical Systems |
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8. Modeling of Fluid and Thermal Systems |
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9. Time-domain Analysis |
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10. Frequency-domain Analysis |
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11. Block Diagrams |
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12. Feedback Control Systems |
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13. Matlab and its Uses in System Analysis |
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ECEN 3913 Solid
State Electronic Devices |
1. Quantum
mechanical background, Energy bands in solids. Insulators,
semiconductors, and metals. Thermal dependence of resistance in
metals.
2. Electronic properties
of undoped semiconductors. Thermal dependence of
resistance in undoped
semiconductors
3. Simple electronic
devices: thermocouple, thermistor, photoresistor
4. Doping in
semiconductors, p and n semiconductors
5. p-n junctions, ideal
diode
6. Avalanche and Zener
breakdown of a junction
7. Diodes, discussion of
parameters, switching of a diode. Zener diode,
backwards diode, tunnel diode,
photodiode, avalanche photodiode, solar cells
8. Light emitting diode
and semiconductor lasers
9. Metal semiconductor
junctions, Schottky diode.
10. Capacitance of a junction,
varactor.
11. Unijunction transistor
12. FET transistors, junction FET.
MOSFET. n-channel, p-channel, enhancement
and depletion MOSFET transistors,
MESFET transistor
13. Bipolar transistors, pnp, npn
14. Multilayer devices, silicon
controlled rectifier (SCR), triac, alternistor
15. Hybrid devices, isolated gate
bipolar transistor (IGBT)
16. Introduction to
important vacuum devices that are still in use: hydrogen
thyratron, vacuum photodiodes and photomultipliers, microwave tubes -
klystron, magnetron.
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Senior |
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4013 Senior Design Lab I |
1.
Demonstrate an ability to function on a team put together to
accomplish a
specific task.
2. Learn a specific skill
in depth then use that skill to contribute to the
construction of an electronic
device
3. Have an opportunity to
explore aspects of engineering design such as time
management, evaluation of quality,
and evaluating and reviewing your own
work and the work of others.
4. Be able to write a
report on an engineering project that meets professional
standards.
5. Have experiences in
designing, writing, and measuring specifications for an
engineering subsystem that will be
integrated into a larger device.
6. Gain experience in
integrating multiple subsystems into a working project.
7. Gain experience in
technical communication between different groups working
on different aspects of a
project.
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4023 Senior Design Lab II |
1. Design of Sectional Aspects of a Large Project |
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2. Integrate the individual Aspects for an Overall
Working System or Project |
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3. Teaming (multiple members) |
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4. Scheduling (Gantt chart) |
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5. Customer (or management) Interaction |
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6. Customer (or management) Satisfaction |
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7. Presentation (and demonstration) of Final Project |
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8. Apply theoretical (book) to practice |
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4153 Power System Analysis and Design |
1. Overview of power systems |
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2. Review of phasors and polyphase circuits |
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3.
Symmetrical
components and unbalanced system analysis |
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4. Transformers, per-unit analysis |
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5. Power transmission line models and analysis |
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6.
Synchronous
machines, operating limits, models |
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7. Solving sets of linear algebraic equations |
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8. Load flow analysis; fast-decoupled load flow |
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9. Economic dispatch |
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10. Introduction to power system dynamics |
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4243 Computer Architecture |
1. Hardware Description Language and Logic Simulation |
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2. Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Design |
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3. Simple Processor Architecture |
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4. Instruction Decode |
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5. Control Unit Design |
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6. Research paper writing on Computer Architecture
related topic |
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7. Microprogrammed Control |
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8. Memory Organization and Management |
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9. Cache Memory and Virtual Memory |
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10. IC testing and logic fault model |
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4353 Communication Electronics |
1. Passive
filters (LPF, HPF, BPF, BSF).
2. Frequency domain
analysis
3. Frequency response of
amplifiers with external/internal capacitors
4.
Tuned amplifiers
5. Oscillators
6. Phase-locked loop
7. Power amplifiers
8. Mixers
9. AM/FM transmitter
circuits.
10. AM/FM receiver
circuits
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4413 Automatic Control Systems |
1.
Review of Laplace Transforms, Transfer Functions, State Variable
Models
2. Block Diagram
Reduction/Signal Flow Graphs
3. Time Domain Analysis
and Specifications (Transient and Steady State)
4. Stability
5. Routh-Hurwitz
6. Nyquist Plots
7. Frequency Domain
Analysis and Specifications
8. Root Locus Diagrams
9. PID Compensation
10. Lead and Lag Compensation
11. State Variable Feedback Control
12. Design
Project
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4503 Random Signals and Noise |
1. Introduction to Probability |
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2. Random Variables |
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3. Density and Distribution Functions
(Examples include Gaussian, uniform, and others) |
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4. Expectations on Random Variables |
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5. Transformations of a Random Variable |
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6. Multiple random Variables and their Functions |
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7. Statistical Independence |
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8. Distributions of a sum of Random Variables |
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9. Central Limit Theorem |
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10. Operations on Multiple Random Variables |
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11. Introduction to Random Process |
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12. Spectral Characteristics of Random Processes |
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13. Linear Systems with random Inputs |
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14. Noise Bandwidth |
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4533 Data Communications |
1. Channel Capacity: Bit rate versus Bandwidth |
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2. Multiplexing: FDM, TDM, Statistical, Code |
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3. Layered Models (such as OSI) |
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4. Overview of Data Communications: How messages are
moved |
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5. Statistical Multiplexing Gains & Queuing Theory |
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6. Carrying Capacity (Application Traffic Moved / Line
Speed required to move it) |
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7. Traffic Management and Flow Control |
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8. Real Time Traffic (Voice & Video over IP or ATM) |
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9. Design Project |
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4703 Active Filter Design |
1.
Introduction to Passive Filters
2. Operational amplifiers
as network elements
3. Filter Specifications
4. Filter Design using a
prototype design approach.
5. Butterworth, Chebyshev,
Inverse Chebyshev & Bessel Filters
6. Design of Active
Filters
7. State variable approach
to active filter design
8. Laboratory Design
Projects
9.
Computer Simulations
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4813 Optical Electronics |
1. Be able
to calculate how a Gaussian laser beam propagates through space,
how a beam can be
changed by optics, and how its size and phase front
change as it
propagates.
2. Have the ability to
design and build an optical system that modifies a Gaussian
beam for a specific purpose
and demonstrate the system accomplishes this.
3. Have the ability to
design a stable laser cavity, calculate the Gaussian beam it
will produce, and what its
longitudinal modes are.
4. Have an understanding
of how a laser gain medium works, how it amplifies
light, and some understanding of
the range of frequencies or wavelengths that it can amplify.
5. Have
the ability to design and model a laser using differential equations,
build
the laser, and
demonstrate that it functions.
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