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[Presentations]		 Content: This course is a design and laboratory course. We will cover the basic operation of photonic devices relevant to practical system design. It is intended to incorporate conventional electrical and software design with optics and photonics. 

Potential topics are listed below: 

 
CD-ROM operation Optics Software Material Processing Lasers in Image Processing
Printer Technology Communications Non-destructive testing Lasers in Medicine
Display Technology Optical Computing Alignment Systems Lasers in Computers
You, the students, working in groups, will design practical products using photonic devices as building blocks. Specifically, the groups will be asked to think of how photonic devices can be used to replace current electronic versions. In addition, students can choose a software design project related to optics, e.g., optical beam propagation using C, C++ or Visual Basic. 

Lecture: 10:00 - 10:50 M W F, 139 Bell Hall 
Laboratory Credit: 4 Design Credit: 2

Instructor: Dr. A. N. Cartwright
Department of Electrical Engineering 
214 Bonner Hall 
Tel: 645-1053 E-Mail: anc@buffalo.edu
WWW: http://www.ee.buffalo.edu/faculty/cartwright
Office Hours: 2:00 - 3:30 Tu,Th 

Course Web Site: www.ee.buffalo.edu/faculty/cartwright/teaching/ee494s99/

Prerequisites: PHA 108; Pre or Corequisite: MTH 242;, Laser Electronics I (ECE492) is NOT a prerequisite.

Evaluation: 
Laboratory Experiments (Times to be arranged) (20 %) 
Quizzes (biweekly) (20 %) 
Design Project (30 %) 
Design Presentation and Updates (10 %) 
Final Exam. (20 %) 

Laboratory: We hope there will be a number of experiments. Labs will be expected to last about 2-3 hours. These labs will be conducted as a group (about 3 students). 

ECE594: Students registered for this course number will be expected to complete all laboratories and computer simulations without signing up for an extra hour of credit.