PHYS 7820 - Photonics
(3 Credits)

A survey of photonic devices and their physical principles. Optics, optical fibres, lasers, LEDs, photo-detectors, electro-optic modulators, liquid crystal displays, acousto-optics, photon switching and computing, and fibre-optic communication. [Prerequisite: PHYS 4520 (or 016.452), or ECE 3600 (or 024.360) (C+), or consent of instructor].