Course Catalog - 2014-2015

     

ELEC 262 - INTRO TO WAVES AND PHOTONICS

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO WAVES AND PHOTONICS
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 125 OR PHYS 141) AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112 OR PHYS 126 OR PHYS 142)
Description: Introduction to the concepts of waves and oscillatory motion with a particular focus on electromagnetic waves and their interaction with dielectric materials, and on the use of these ideas in the fields of optical fiber communications, laser design, non-linear optics, and Fourier optics.
Course URL: http://www.ece.rice.edu/~daniel/262/262home.html