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Coming 2Q 2009: “Biomedical Optical Diagnostics and Sensing” by Thomas Huser, sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society This course provides an introduction to the basics of life sciences, followed by an introduction to the basic properties of photons, and the spectroscopic properties of biological materials, i.e. absorbance, reflectance, polarization, fluorescence and light scattering. Modern optical imaging techniques, based on fluorescence, vibrational and nonlinear concepts and their medical applications will be discussed. After completing you should be able to develop an understanding of:
Thomas R. Huser is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Chief Scientist for the NSF Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) at the University of California at Davis.
"Introduction to Fiber Optics" by Ira Jacobs, sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society This course provides an overview of fiber optic communications technology and applications. It assumes some general technical background in telecommunications, but no prior knowledge of fiber optics. It is intended for personnel who are either new to fiber optic communications, or who are working in one aspect of the field and desire an understanding of how the various aspects are interrelated. The basic components of an optical fiber communication system include the transmitter (laser and LED), the fiber (multimode, single mode, dispersion-shifted) and the receiver (PIN and APD detectors, coherent detectors, optical preamplifiers, receiver electronics). These technologies are defined, their basic operating principles summarized, key parameters affecting system performance identified, and representative values given for both practical systems and current research results. Factors affecting application (both point-to-point and networking) are identified. Emphasis is on physical principles, performance limits, and technology and application directions. After completing this course you should be able to develop an understanding of:
Ira Jacobs has been Professor of Electrical Engineering, and a member of the Fiber and Electro-Optics Research Center at Virginia Tech since 1987, where he teaches courses and conducts research in fiber optics and telecommunications.
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Coming 2Q 2009: "Silicon Lasers and Light Emitters" by John Bowers, sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society Silicon photonics is an exciting research field with the promise of revolutionizing communications by enabling highly integrated electronic and photonic circuits. This course will review the research on light emission in silicon and silicon photonic ICs. A novel, wafer scale approach that uses a CMOS compatible bonding process to bond III-V layers onto a SOI wafer to enable the fabrication of silicon lasers will be discussed. After completing you should be able to develop an understanding of:
John Bowers is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and in the Technology management Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is also CTO and cofounder of Client Networks.
"Solid-State Lighting" (2 Module Course) by E. Fred Schubert, sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society This course presents an introduction as well as reference materials for professionals working in solid-state lighting. Course materials include the operating principles, device physics, fabrication, and applications of light-emitting diodes. Course materials also include a detailed discussion of daylight illumination sources, planckian sources, human vision, eye sensitivity, photometric and radiometric quantities, and color rendering capabilities of light sources. After completing this course you should be able to develop and understanding of:
E. Fred Schubert is currently the Wellfleet Senior Constellation Professor of the Future Chip Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
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