Syllabus for EST 302-001 Optical Electronics

Instructor:  Ralph Tate

Office/Hours:  ASA 120  ·  10:00 – 12:00 Monday, Wednesday; 1:00 – 2:00 Tuesday, Thursday

Telephone:  (618) 453-8878    Email/Website: rtate@siu.edu · www.siu.edu/~rtate

Classroom/Time:  ASA 204B  ·  8:00 – 9:15 Tuesday and Thursday 

Textbook:        Technician’s Guide to Fiber Optics, by Donald J. Sterling, 4th Edition, 2004, Delmar Publishing, Albany, New York.  ISBN:  1401812708.

Grading:          Attendance:                                         50 points (10%)

Homework/Quizzes:                            50 points (10%)

                        Exams:                                                 250 points (50%)

                        Technical Paper/Presentation:           150 points (30%)

                                                                        Total Points =  500 points

Grades are based on the percentage of total points earned versus total points available from attendance, homework, quizzes, exams, and technical paper/presentation.

                                                            A = 90 to 100%

                                                            B = 80 to 89%

                                                            C = 70 to 79%

                                                            D = 60 to 69%

                                                            F = Below 60%

Attendance:     Attendance is mandatory and will be recorded.  If you have to be absent, please email as soon as possible or call (leave a message if I am not in).  Quizzes and in-class assignments CANNOT be made up.

Late work:       Generally, late work will not be accepted.  Missed exams can only be made up if arrangements are made prior to exam dates.

Supplies:          Scientific Calculator.  It needs to have Trig. Functions: Sin, Cos, Tan, etc.

Demonstrations:

                        Laboratory demonstrations will be conducted throughout the course by the instructor or student volunteers.  Several hardware projects are available for undergraduate research for interested students.

Technical Paper/Presentation:

                        Each student will research and prepare a technical report and PowerPoint presentation on a current aspect of  optical electronics.  A list of potential topics and format for technical reporting will be made available later in the course.

Course Description:

                        This course is designed to provide the theory and practice necessary to introduce the student to the broad fields of fiber optics and optoelectronics.  Fiber optics is the optical technology concerned with the transmission of radiant power through optically transparent fibers and optoelectronics pertains to devices that emit, modify, or respond to optical radiation.  Applications of fiber optics and optoelectronics to communications, imaging and sensing will be emphasized, with a concentration on communications applications.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe and demonstrate safety practices relating to the fiber optic and optoelectronic industry.

2. Describe the basic principles and perform calculations associated with light physics as they relate to fiber optic and optoelectronic theory.

3. Describe the basic principles and perform calculations associated with optical fiber theory.

4. Identify and describe the components of various fiber optic systems and relate these components to actual hardware available from industry.

5. Identify and define pertinent light, fiber optic and optoelectronic measurement quantities and characteristics.

6. Identify, describe and determine applications for major pieces of fiber optic and optoelectronic test equipment.

7. Identify and describe various fiber optic imaging and optoelectronic sensor applications.

Topical Outline:

I.  Safety                           

      A. Biological effects of non-ionizing radiation

      B. Safety standards and practices

II.  Light

      A. Characteristics

      B. Interaction with matter

      C. Optical components

      D. Generation

      E. Detection

      F. Measurement

III.  Emitters

      A. Incandescent

      B. Solid state

      C. Semiconductor

      D. Transmitters

      E. Data sheet analysis

IV. Detectors

      A. Semiconductor

      B. Receivers

      C. Data sheet analysis

V.  Fiber Optics    

      A. Optical fibers

      B. Cabling, connectors, splicing, couplers, switches

      C. Measurement

      D. Systems

      E. Illumination, imaging, sensing

      F. Applications

      G. Data sheet analysis