ECE 41500 - Electro- And Fiber Optics Laboratory
Note:
Will be effective fall only semesters effective fall 2016.
Course Details
Lab Hours: 3 Credits: 1
Counts as:
- EE Elective - Adv Level Lab
- CMPE Special Content Selective
Normally Offered:
Each Fall
Campus/Online:
On-campus only
Requisites:
(ECE 20008 or ECE 20800) and (ECE 30411 or ECE 31100) and ECE 30100 and ECE 41400 [may be taken concurrently]
Catalog Description:
Laboratory exercises in lasers, hologram, modulation and deflection of laser beams, fiber components and systems.
Required Text(s):
None.
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Learning Outcomes:
A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:
- an ability to properly handle basic optical components and equipment. [None]
- an ability to assemble and align necessary optical components to perform simple optical experiments. [None]
- an ability to design and test simple fiber communication systems. [None]
Lab Outline:
Week | Experiment |
---|---|
1 | Power and beam spot measurement of laser beams. |
2 | Spatial filtering and beam expanding. |
3 | Transform, convolution and correlation of beams. |
4 | Characteristics of LEDs and semiconductor lasers. |
5 | Introduction to optical fibers. |
6 | Microbending loss in intensity sensors. |
7 | Acousto-optic modulation and deflection. |
8 | Electro-optic modulation. |
9 | Design project. |
10 | Fiber optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer. |
11 | Few-mode fibers. |
12 | Design project. |
13-14 | Holographic recording and reconstruction |
15 | Design project |
Assessment Method:
none