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Electronics Department:
Optoelectronics

605-176    2 Credits    approximately 3 hours of classroom time per week

This course will examine the integration of electronics, optics and light to control electromechanical operations. Topics include optical concepts, light sources, lasers, fiber optics, photometry, radiometry, and optoelectronic applications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will meet the following competencies:

  1. Experiment with visual light emitting diodes.
  2. Experiment with infrared light emitting diodes.
  3. Experiment with photo-transistors.
  4. Experiment with opto-isolators.
  5. Interface light emitting diodes with signal diodes.
  6. Experiment with the optoelectronic transmitter circuits.
  7. Experiment with the optoelectronic receiver circuits.

As a completely self-paced course, the student moves at their own pace.  All work must be completed by the end of the semester.  However, the student may finish early.  The instructor is in the room at all times during the Open Lab and available for questions.  The instructor will check on the students' progress throughout the semester, to ensure they finish on time.

The semester plan is laid out in "units".  Each unit is approximately equal to 2 ½  weeks.  The student must complete all items in each row before moving on to the next row.

 

Semester Plan
Unit Topic LabVolt
1 Introduction to Fiber Optics Introduction to Fiber Optics
2 Scattering & Absorption Loses

Connectors & polishing

Numerical Aperture & Core Area

Bending Loss & Modal Dispersion

 Fiber Optic Cable & Optical Fiber
3 Light Source

Driver Circuit

Source-to-Fiber Connection

 Fiber Optic Transmitter
4 Light Detectors

Receiver Output Circuits

 Fiber Optic Receiver
5 Optical Power Budget

Fiber Optic Test Equipment

 Fiber optic Systems
6 Analog Communications

Digital Communications

 Fiber Optic Communication Systems

 

Last Revised:   08/15/2008
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