Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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ELEC 438 001 (CRN: 14011)
BIOMEDICAL OPTICAL IMAG & APPL
Long Title: BIOMEDICAL OPTICAL IMAGING AND APPLICATIONS
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Instructor: Li, Lei
Meeting: 5:30PM - 6:45PM MW (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112 OR PHYS 126
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 5
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 60
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 2:20AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course first covers established optical imaging technologies and their biomedical applications. Topics include sensing optical properties and spectroscopy, ballistic imaging methods (confocal, two-photon, super-resolution, etc.), optical coherence tomography, diffuse optical tomography, photoacoustic tomography, and optical time reversal (wavefront shaping/engineering). Cross-list: ELEC 530. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 438 if student has credit for ELEC 530.