Optoelectronics Technology (OPTO)

OPTO 100 Technology of Telecommunications (Cr3)(2:2)
Concepts of telecommunications and data communications, their evolution and future convergence; history of telecommunications, development of standards, transmission of voice and data, data communications and the Internet, mobile communications and personal communications systems; movement from a wired world to a wireless and fiber optics communication system; methods for understanding technology utilized in telecommunications networks. Pre- or coreq. - ELEC 126 or 130.

OPTO 101 Introduction to Optoelectronics (Cr4)(3:2)
Concepts of fiber optic communications; history of fiber communications, development of standards, transmission of light in the visible and infrared, voice and data communications and long haul communications, development and manufacture of the materials of fiber, sources, and detectors in fiber optics and associated equipment for light transmission, and introduction to global and local fiber communications systems. Prereq. - ELEC 126 or 130 or PHYS 225; Pre- or coreq. - PHYS 101 or 215 or CHEM 120.

OPTO 201 Fiber Optic Test and Measurement (Cr4)(3:2)
Advanced studies in fiber optic components and systems testing; review of key components of fiber optics communications systems and their criteria for testing and evaluation; qualification of fiber components and systems testing and evaluation during manufacture, installation, and operation; evaluation of fiber systems delivering voice, data, and video and their unique requirements. Prereq. - OPTO 101.

OPTO 220 Application and Maintenance of Fiber Optic Systems (Cr3)(2:2)
Direct experience with fiber installations; fiber optic systems installation and maintenance for data, voice, and video systems; students design and evaluate fiber installations and review applications, fiber preparation, fiber termination, and fiber communications component connections. Prereq. - ELEC 126 or 130 or PHYS 225; Pre- or coreq. - CHEM 120 or PHYS 101 or PHYS 215.

OPTO 240 Optoelectronic Systems and DWDM (Cr4)(3:2)
Continuation of study of optoelectronic systems and the utilization of DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) as the methodology for expansion of optoelectronic systems; managing light within a DWDM system, principles and devices associated with DWDM systems and components, introduction to managing lightwave systems using all optical switching techniques, and future developments in multiplexing light on other scales such as HWDM (Hyperfine WDM). Prereq. - OPTO 101.

OPTO 270 Optoelectronics Practicum (Cr2)(0:0:8 practicum)
Workbased experience assisting in the servicing or manufacture of optoelectronic devices and systems with focused exposure in carrying out assembly and test, routine maintenance, optoelectronic/fiber optic lab setup, equipment calibration and repairs, and customer relations; written analysis of problem solving project. Pre- or coreq. - OPTO 101 and at least one OPTO 200-level course.